the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. 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.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The art or practice of using the manual alphabet—that is, of communicating thoughts by signs made with the hands and fingers, as by deaf-mutes. See deaf-mute. Also chirologia.
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n. telling fortunes by lines on the palm of the hand
Word Usage
"In France and later in England, with help from the Quakers and various prominent individuals, she began researching and writing books on chirology."