Bible Dictionaries
Chirology

Webster's Dictionary

(n.) The art or practice of using the manual alphabet or of communicating thoughts by sings made by the hands and fingers; a substitute for spoken or written language in intercourse with the deaf and dumb. See Dactylalogy.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Chirology'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/chirology.html. 1828.