Chiromancy or
cheiromancy, also known as
palmistry or
palm-reading consists of the practice (or
pseudoscience) of evaluating a person's
character or
future life by "reading" the palm of that person's
hand. (The
Greek components of the word "cheiromancy" carry implications of "hand-
divination".) Various "lines" ("life line", "heart line", etc) and "mounts" (bumps) purportedly suggest interpretations by their (relative) sizes and intersections...
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