palmistry
pronunciation
How to pronounce palmistry in British English:
UK [ˈpɑ:mɪstri]
How to pronounce palmistry in American English:
US [ˈpɑmɪstri]
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- Noun:
- telling fortunes by lines on the palm of the hand
Word Origin
- palmistry (n.)
- "divination from the palm of the hand," early 15c., from palme (see palm (n.1)) + obscure second element, perhaps -estre (as in Middle English webbestre "weaver") or -rie (as in Middle English archerie "archery"). Palmist (n.) is an 1886 back-formation.
Example
- 1. Tibet geomancy and palmistry research centre limited .
- 2. You will need : a palm to read and the basics of palmistry .
- 3. Palmistry can trace its roots back to india . From india , the art of palmistry spread to china , tibet , egypt , persia and to other countries in europe .
- 4. Most experts agree that palmistry started in india , but perhaps its most common association is with the nomadic people popularly known as gypsies .
- 5. Most of their fortune-telling was through palmistry and later through the use of ordinary playing cards .