hand-bred

hand-bred, n.n: the palm of the hand. (HAND-BRED / ˈhand-ˌbrɛd)

Medieval manuscript image of the black outline of a hand, with various Hebrew inscriptions on the fingers and different parts of the palm.
Diagram for palm reading in a Hebrew miscellany; France, between 1277 and 1324; British Library, MS Add. 11639, f. 115r. [openn.library.upenn.edu]

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