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palmistry definition

palm·is·try (päm′is trē)

noun

the supposed telling of a person's character or fortune by interpreting the lines and marks on that person's palm

Etymology: altered (by assoc. with palm) < ME paumestrie, prob. contr. < paume, palm + maistrie, mastery

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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