Definitions for palmist

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

palm•is•tryˈpɑ mə stri(n.)

  1. the art or practice of telling fortunes and interpreting character from the lines and configurations on the palm of a person's hand.

Origin of palmistry:

1375–1425; late ME pawmestry=pawmepalm1+-stry (appar. -stre -ster+ -y -y3)

palm′ist(n.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. palmist, palmister, chiromancer(noun)

    fortuneteller who predicts your future by the lines on your palms

Wiktionary

  1. palmist(Noun)

    A fortuneteller who uses palmistry.


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