English

Noun

marriage line ‎(plural marriage lines)

1. (palmistry) Any of the short horizontal lines under the pinky and going to the edge of the palm.
   • 1993, A. Raphael, Cheirosophy (the Hand): A Scientific Treatise on Palmistry, ISBN 0787307076:

     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 significations or meanings.

   • 1996, Francis Thomas, Secrets in the Hand: Palmistry Simplified, ISBN 0787308668, page 85:

     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.

   • 2001, Rita Robinson, Discover Yourself Through Palm Reading, ISBN 1564145425:

     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.

   • 2008, Jon Saint-Germain, Lover's Guide to Palmistry: Finding Love in the Palm of Your Hand, ISBN 0738712809:

     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.