chirognomy

English

Etymology

From chiro- "hand" + -gnomy, from Greek gnome "judgment, opinion," from PIE root *gno- "to know." Compare physiognomy.

Noun

chirognomy (uncountable)

  1. The art of judging character by the shape and appearance of the hand.

Derived terms

References
  • chirognomy in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

chirognomy

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