mount of venus

mount of venus
Usage: usually capitalized M&V
Etymology: after Venus, Roman goddess of love — more at venus
: a mount constituted by the large development of the hand at the base of the thumb that when well developed is held by palmists to indicate affection, sympathy, sexual attraction, and love of beauty, color, and melody — called also Mount of Melody; see palmistry illustration

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mount of Venus
1. The elevation at the base of the thumb
2. The mons Veneris or mons pubis (qqv)
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