Part 1870

<h1>Chirographer</h1> <Xpage=249>

<hw>Chi*rog"ra*pher</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>One who practice the art or business of writing or engrossing.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>See <er>chirographist</er>, 2.</def>

<cs><col>Chirographer of fines</col> <fld>(Old Eng. Law)</fld>, <cd>an officer in the court of common pleas, who engrossed fines.</cd></cs>

<h1>Chirographic, Chirographical</h1> <Xpage=249>

<hw><hw>Chi`ro*graph"ic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Chi`ro*graph"ic*al</hw> <tt>(?)</tt><hw> <tt>a.</tt> <def>Of or pertaining to chirography.</def>

<h1>Chirographist</h1> <Xpage=249>

<hw>Chi*rog"ra*phist</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A chirographer; a writer or engrosser.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>One who tells fortunes by examining the hand.</def>

<h1>Chirography</h1> <Xpage=249>

<hw>Chi*rog"ra*phy</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>The art of writing or engrossing; handwriting; <as>as, skilled in <ex>chirography</ex></as>.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>The art of telling fortunes by examining the hand.</def>

<h1>Chirogymnast</h1> <Xpage=249>

<hw>Chi`ro*gym"nast</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ hand + <?/ trainer of athletes, gymnast.]</ety> <def>A mechanocal contrivance for exercesing the fingers of a pianist.</def>

<h1>Chirological</h1> <Xpage=249>

<hw>Chi`ro*log"ic*al</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Relating to chirology.</def>

<h1>Chirologist</h1> <Xpage=249>

<hw>Chi*rol"o*gist</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who communicates thoughts by signs made with the hands and fingers.</def>

<h1>Chirology</h1> <Xpage=249>

<hw>Chi*rol"o*gy</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ hand + <ets>-logy</ets>.]</ety> <def>The art or practice of using the manual alphabet or of communicating thoughts by sings made by the hands and fingers; a substitute for spoken or written language in intercourse with the deaf and dumb. See <er>Dactylalogy</er>.</def>

<h1>Chiromancer</h1> <Xpage=249>

<hw>Chi"ro*man`cer</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who practices chiromancy.</def>

<i>Dryden.</i>

<h1>Chiromancy</h1> <Xpage=249>

<hw>Chi"ro*mancy</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ hand + <ets>-mancy</ets>.]</ety> <def>The art or practice of foretelling events, or of telling the fortunes or the disposition of persons by inspecting the hand; palmistry.</def>

<h1>Chiromanist, Chiromantist</h1> <Xpage=249>

<hw><hw>Chi"ro*man`ist</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Chi"ro*man`tist</hw> <tt>(?)</tt><hw> <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/.]</ety> <def>A chiromancer.</def>

<h1>Chiromantic, Chiromantical</h1> <Xpage=249>