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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. telling fortunes by lines on the palm of the hand;
[syn: palmistry, palm reading, chiromancy, chirology]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Chirology \Chi*rol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. chei`r hand + -logy.]
   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.
   [1913 Webster]