"the supposed science of judging character from the lines and marks of the hand," 1868, from chiro- "hand" + -gnomy, from Greek gnome "judgment, opinion," from PIE root *gno- "to know." Related: Chirognomist.
Chippewa
chippy
chiral
chirarism
chiro-
chirognomy
chirography
chirology
chiromancy
Chiron
chiropodist
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