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Webster 1913 Edition

Chirology

Chi-rol′o-gy

,
Noun.
[Gr.
χείρ
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
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Chirology

CHIROLOGY

,
Noun.
[See Chirologist.] The art or practice of communicating thoughts by signs made by the hands and fingers; a substitute for language or discourse, much used by the deaf and dumb, and by others who communicate with them.

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