Associations to the word «Palmistry»

Wiktionary

PALMISTRY, noun. Telling fortunes from the lines on the palms of the hand; chiromancy
PALMISTRY, noun. A dexterous use or trick of the hand.

Dictionary definition

PALMISTRY, noun. Telling fortunes by lines on the palm of the hand.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats