Chi`rol´o`gy
chirology, cheirology
| n. | 1. | The art or practice of using the manual alphabet or of communicating thoughts by sings made by the hands and fingers; a substitute for spoken or written language in intercourse with the deaf and dumb. See Dactylalogy. |
chirology, cheirology
Rare. the study of the hands.
See also: Hands
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| Noun | 1. |  chirology - telling fortunes by lines on the palm of the handfortune telling, soothsaying, foretelling, divination - the art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means |
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