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.

Exact synonyms: Life Line, Lifeline
Generic synonyms: Crease, Crinkle, Furrow, Line, Seam, Wrinkle

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

line of demarcation
line of descent
line of destiny
line of dip
line of duty
line of fate
line of fire
line of fixation
line of flight
line of force
line of gab
line of heart
line of inquiry
line of latitude
line of least resistance
line of life (current term)
line of longitude
line of march
line of merchandise
line of nodes
line of occlusion
line of operations
line of play
line of poetry
line of products
line of questioning
line of reasoning
line of scrimmage
line of sight
line of striction

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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