Girdle of Venus
Girdle of Ve·nus
: a line that appears on the palm at the base of the fingers, that forms a semicircle beginning between the first and second fingers and ending between the third and fourth fingers, and that is held by palmists to indicate a high-strung nervous temperament and sometimes a tendency toward hysteria or despondency
Word History
Etymology
after Venus, Italian goddess identified by the Romans with Aphrodite, Greek goddess of love
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