marriage line

plural marriage lines

1. palmistryAny of the short horizontal lines under the little finger and going to the edge of the palm.

   When the marriage line sends an offshoot into the mount of Apollo, the subject will marry a rich person, or one well versed in art.

   1996, Francis Thomas, Secrets in the Hand: Palmistry Simplified, →ISBN, page 85

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   The marriage line (Diagram 24, No. 12), runs from the percussion side of the hand, and takes its course across the mount of Mercury, sometimes drooping towards the line of heart, or taking a curve towards the fingers, these having their seperate^([sic]) significations or meanings.

   1993, A. Raphael, Cheirosophy (the Hand): A Scientific Treatise on Palmistry, →ISBN

   If there is a break in the line of life at the same position as what could be a backup marriage line, the health lines take precedence.

   2001, Rita Robinson, Discover Yourself Through Palm Reading, →ISBN

   Most palmists find that reading the marriage lines is a lot like predicting the weather: sometimes they are right on, and sometimes they're not even in the ballpark.

   2008, Jon Saint-Germain, Lover's Guide to Palmistry: Finding Love in the Palm of Your Hand, →ISBN