1. One who practice the art or business of writing or engrossing.
2. See chirographist, 2.
Chirographer of fines (Old Eng. Law),
an officer in the court of common pleas, who engrossed fines.
Chirographic
(Chi`ro*graph"ic Chi`ro*graph"ic*al) a. Of or pertaining to chirography.
Chirographist
(Chi*rog"ra*phist) n.
1. A chirographer; a writer or engrosser.
2. One who tells fortunes by examining the hand.
Chirography
(Chi*rog"ra*phy) n.
1. The art of writing or engrossing; handwriting; as, skilled in chirography.
2. The art of telling fortunes by examining the hand.
Chirogymnast
(Chi`ro*gym"nast) n. [Gr. chei`r hand + trainer of athletes, gymnast.] A mechanical
contrivance for exercising the fingers of a pianist.
Chirological
(Chi`ro*log"ic*al) a. Relating to chirology.
Chirologist
(Chi*rol"o*gist) n. One who communicates thoughts by signs made with the hands and
fingers.
Chirology
(Chi*rol"o*gy) n. [Gr. chei`r hand + -logy.] 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 Dactylalogy.
Chiromancer
(Chi"ro*man`cer) n. One who practices chiromancy. Dryden.
Chiromancy
(Chi"ro*mancy) n. [Gr. chei`r hand + -mancy.] The art or practice of foretelling events,
or of telling the fortunes or the disposition of persons by inspecting the hand; palmistry.
Chiromanist
(Chi"ro*man`ist Chi"ro*man`tist) n. A chiromancer.
Chiromantic
(Chi`ro*man"tic Chi`ro*man"tic*al) a. Of or pertaining to chiromancy.
Chiromonic
(Chi`ro*mon"ic) a. Relating to chironomy.
Chironomy
(Chi*ron"o*my) n. [Gr. chei`r hand + to manage.] The art of moving the hands in oratory
or in pantomime; gesture [Obs.]
Chiroplast
(Chi"ro*plast) n. [Gr. formed by hand; chei`r hand + to shape.] (Mus.) An instrument to
guid the hands and fingers of pupils in playing on the piano, etc.
Chiropodist
(Chi*rop"o*dist) n. [Gr. chei`r hand + foot.] One who treats diseases of the hands and
feet; especially, one who removes corns and bunions.
Chiropody
(Chirop"ody) n. The art of treating diseases of the hands and feet.
Chirosophist
(Chiros"ophist) n. [Gr. chei`r hand + skillful, wise. See Sophist.] A fortune teller.