girdle of venus

girdle of venus
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Usage: usually capitalized G&V
Etymology: after Venus, Italian goddess identified by the Romans with Aphrodite, Greek goddess of love
: a line that appears on the palm at the base of the fingers, that forms a semicircle beginning between the first and second fingers and ending between the third and fourth fingers, and that is held by palmists to indicate a high-strung nervous temperament and sometimes a tendency toward hysteria or despondency

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girdle of Venus (palmistry)
A line on the palm forming a semicircle from between the first and second to between the third and fourth fingers, apparently indicative of a hysterical and desponding temperament
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Main Entry: ↑Venus

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