Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Palmistry \Pal`mis*try\, n.[See {Palmister}.]
   1. The art or practice of divining or telling fortunes, or of
      judging of character, by the lines and marks in the palm
      of the hand; chiromancy. --Ascham. Cowper.

   2. A dexterous use or trick of the hand. --Addison.

Source : WordNet®

palmistry
     n : telling fortunes by lines on the palm of the hand [syn: {palm
         reading}, {chiromancy}, {chirology}]