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Palm

noun

The inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers. Synonym: thenar.

A linear unit based on the length or width of the human hand.

Any plant of the family Palmae having an unbranched trunk crowned by large pinnate or palmate leaves. Synonym: palm tree.

An award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event. Synonyms: decoration, laurel wreath, medal, medallion, ribbon.

verb

(past & past part. palmed; pres. part. palming)

Touch, lift, or hold with the hands. Synonym: handle.

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"Palm" Quotes from Famous Books

... David, "shall flourish like a palm-tree; he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon." But if the cedar should cease to grow as soon as it springs up, it would never become a tree. It must wither and die.—Again; it is said, "Ye shall go forth and grow up as calves of the ...

— A Practical Directory for Young Christian Females - Being a Series of Letters from a Brother to a Younger Sister • Harvey Newcomb

... till upon some glorious morning my ship breaks into the silence of those seas, and, watching from her battered bulwarks, I behold the islands of the Blest and catch the scent of heavenly flowers, and see the jewelled birds, whereof I dream floating from palm to palm. ...

— Stella Fregelius • H. Rider Haggard

... six blue wavy horizontal stripes; the flag of the UK is in the upper hoist-side quadrant; the striped section bears a palm tree and yellow crown centered on the outer half of ...

— The 2008 CIA World Factbook • United States. Central Intelligence Agency.

... this time matters were so arranged that no crowding or inconvenience occurred. The ball commenced at seven o'clock and was admirable; everybody appeared in dresses that had not previously been seen. The King found that of Madame de Saint-Simon much to his taste, and gave it the palm over ...

— Marguerite de Navarre - Memoirs of Marguerite de Valois Queen of Navarre • Marguerite de Navarre

... the tricks that women could possibly play, and in order to verify it, he always carried it about with him. One day he found himself in the course of his travels near an encampment of Arabs. A young woman, who had seated herself under the shade of a palm tree, rose on his approach. She kindly asked him to rest himself in her tent, and he could not refuse. Her husband was then absent. Scarcely had the traveler seated himself on a soft rug, when the graceful ...

— Analytical Studies • Honore de Balzac

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