| 单词 | palm-reading |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspalm-reading palm-reading n. and adj. (a) n. the action of telling a person's fortune by looking at the lines on the palm; an instance of this; (b) adj. of or relating to palm-reading, designating a person who reads palms. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > divination by natural phenomena > palmistry > [noun] palmistryc1450 chiromancya1529 palm-reading1860 hand-reading1867 chirognomy1868 1860 D. R. Hundley Social Relations in Southern States vii. 266 Believers in fortune-telling after the ancient modes—such as palm-reading, card-cutting, [etc.]. 1871 Appletons' Jrnl. 4 Mar. No palm-reading gypsy..can tell half so much of these occult events as this interrogating mathematician will learn from his curious figures and bewildering signs. 1991 Running (BNC) Apr. You don't need a palm-reading fortune teller to find out how long you might live. 1995 Fortean Times June 62/1 Over 20 self-contained programs and databases relating to astrology, I Ching, personality testing, palm reading, [etc.]. < as lemmas |
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