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Definition of Line of life
1. Noun. A crease on the palm; its length is said by palmists to indicate how long you will live.
Definition of Line of life
1. Noun. (palmistry) a line on the palm of the hand, curving about the base of the thumb, supposed to indicate, by its form or position, the length of a person's life. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Line Of Life
Literary usage of Line of life
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare (1906)
"Go to; here 's a simple line of life ! here 's a small trifle of wives : alas !
fifteen wives is nothing ! aleven widows and nine maids is a simple ..."
2. Censura Literaria: Containing Titles, Abstracts, and Opinions of Old English by Egerton Brydges (1815)
"A neat engraved title, by Glover, is prefixed, with verses by HM possibly Henry
More the Platonist. TP ART. DXXX. A Line of Life. ..."
3. The Monthly Review by Ralph Griffiths (1825)
"If branches be found on the line of life, and if they be elevated ... The little
lines which cross the line of life, are so many maladies and infirmities. ..."
4. The Arena by Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) (1895)
"Briefly I would state that among the major lines', the line of life extends around
the thumb; the line of the head crosses the hand and divides the palm, ..."
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