onychomancy

English

Etymology

onycho- +‎ -mancy

Noun

onychomancy (uncountable)

An ancient form of divination based on the symbols that are reflected by sunlight on a person's fingernails.
Synonym: onymancy

Derived terms

onychomancer (rare)

References

“onychomancy”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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