n The 947th method (according to Mimbleshaw's classification) of obtaining money by false pretences It consists in "reading character" in the wrinkles made by closing the hand The pretence is not altogether false; character can really be read very accurately in this way, for the wrinkles in every hand submitted plainly spell the word "dupe " The imposture consists in not reading it aloud
The practice of psychically reading an individual's past, present and future, as well as health and character, by studying the lines, shape and texture of the individual's hands, fingers and wrists
The art of discerning a person's future or past, as well as personality traits, through study of the lines, marks, and patterns on the palms of the hands
Palmistry is the practice and art of trying to find out what people are like and what will happen in their future life by examining the lines on the palms of their hands. the art of looking at the palm of a person's hand to tell what will happen to them in the future. Reading of an individual's character and divination of the future by interpreting lines on the palm of the hand. Palmistry may have originated in ancient India, and it was probably from their original Indian home that the traditional fortune-telling of the Gypsies was derived. It was also practiced in China, Tibet, Persia, Mesopotamia, Egypt, and ancient Greece. In medieval Europe it was used to discover witches, who were thought to have pigmentation spots as signs of a pact with the devil. Though palmistry is still practiced, there is no known scientific basis for it
the art or practice of telling fortunes and interpreting character from the lines and configurations on the palm of a person's hand
{i} art of palm-reading, art of predicting the future by reading the lines of the palms of hands