lifeline
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8.9
- noun
- /ˈlaɪfˌlaɪn/
:
línea de la vida
- When reading his palm, the psychic noted that the length of his lifeline indicates he will experience many adventures.
- lifeline in your palm
Examples
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During the palm reading, she pointed out that the crease known as the lifeline reveals insights about one's lifespan.
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That's her lifeline.
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You have a very long lifeline, unlike others here.
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Wow, you have a long lifeline.
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You have a long lifeline.
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His hand was rough and dry; his lifeline was covered up.
Fiction book (1999) -
She studies his lifeline with growing concern.
Fiction book (1990) -
I tell you, the little lady's got the longest lifeline I've ever seen.
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We studied palm reading, assiduously mapping lifelines on the smooth sides of our palms, tracing tributaries of sickness, catastrophe, or crossroads of love.
Fiction book (2000) -
The fortune teller examined her palm and remarked, "Your lifeline suggests you will live a long and fulfilling life."
Synonyms
A curved line on the palm that some people say shows how long you will live
A crease on the palm that some people say shows how long someone will live
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Lifeline also names the crease on the palm that people once believed showed the length of a person's 'life'. A helpful way to remember this sense is to imagine the 'line' on your hand as a small map of your life.