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Life line   /laɪf laɪn/   Listen
Life line

noun
1.
A crease on the palm; its length is said by palmists to indicate how long you will live.  Synonyms: lifeline, line of life.






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"Life line" Quotes from Famous Books



... it will usually be found that the subject gives way to occasional fits of intemperance or the desire for drugs. The qualities of the fiery Mount of Mars, from which such a Line of Head starts inside the Life Line, is largely the cause of the peculiarities above indicated. The opposite Mount of Mars (page 141) on the side of the hand, on the contrary, gives mental control, so that even when the Line of Head runs out straight on the palm it partakes of this "Mental Mars" quality, ...
— Palmistry for All • Cheiro

... on the Western Hemisphere most vital to the United States are the Panama Canal Zone and Mexico—the Zone because it is our trade and naval life line between the oceans and Mexico because potential enemies could find in it ...
— Secret Armies - The New Technique of Nazi Warfare • John L. Spivak



Words linked to "Life line" :   wrinkle, seam, crease, furrow, line of life, line, crinkle



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