palms

[palm]

Your palm is the inside part of your hand. When you clap, you smack your palms together repeatedly.

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The inner and somewhat concave part of the hand between the bases of the fingers and the wrist.

Noun
the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers

Noun
an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event

Noun
any plant of the family Palmae having an unbranched trunk crowned by large pinnate or palmate leaves

Noun
a linear unit based on the length or width of the human hand

Verb
touch, lift, or hold with the hands; "Don''t handle the merchandise"

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n.
The inner and somewhat concave part of the hand between the bases of the fingers and the wrist.

n.
A lineal measure equal either to the breadth of the hand or to its length from the wrist to the ends of the fingers; a hand; -- used in measuring a horse's height.

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A metallic disk, attached to a strap, and worn the palm of the hand, -- used to push the needle through the canvas, in sewing sails, etc.

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The broad flattened part of an antler, as of a full-grown fallow deer; -- so called as resembling the palm of the hand with its protruding fingers.

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The flat inner face of an anchor fluke.

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Any endogenous tree of the order Palmae or Palmaceae; a palm tree.

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A branch or leaf of the palm, anciently borne or worn as a symbol of victory or rejoicing.

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Any symbol or token of superiority, success, or triumph; also, victory; triumph; supremacy.

v. t.
To handle.

v. t.
To manipulate with, or conceal in, the palm of the hand; to juggle.

v. t.
To impose by fraud, as by sleight of hand; to put by unfair means; -- usually with off.

Palm

Palm , n. [OE. paume, F. paume, L. palma, Gr. , akin to Skr. p'beni hand, and E. fumble. See Fumble, Feel, and cf. 2d Palm.] 1. (Anat.) The inner and somewhat concave part of the hand between the bases of the fingers and the wrist.

Clench'd her fingers till they bit the palm.

2. A lineal measure equal either to the breadth of the hand or to its length from the wrist to the ends of the fingers; a hand; -- used in measuring a horse's height. &hand; In Greece, the palm was reckoned at three inches. The Romans adopted two measures of this name, the lesser palm of 2.91 inches, and the greater palm of 8.73 inches. At the present day, this measure varies in the most arbitrary manner, being different in each country, and occasionally varying in the same. Internat. Cyc. 3. (Sailmaking) A metallic disk, attached to a strap, and worn the palm of the hand, -- used to push the needle through the canvas, in sewing sails, etc. 4. (Zo'94l.) The broad flattened part of an antler, as of a full-grown fallow deer; -- so called as resembling the palm of the hand with its protruding fingers. 5. (Naut.) The flat inner face of an anchor fluke.

Palm

Palm, n. [AS. palm, L. palma; -- so named fr. the leaf resembling a hand. See lst Palm, and cf. Pam.] 1. (Bot.) Any endogenous tree of the order Palm'91 or Palmace'91; a palm tree. &hand; Palms are perennial woody plants, often of majestic size. The trunk is usually erect and rarely branched, and has a roughened exterior composed of the persistent bases of the leaf stalks. The leaves are borne in a terminal crown, and are supported on stout, sheathing, often prickly, petioles. They are usually of great size, and are either pinnately or palmately many-cleft. There are about one thousand species known, nearly all of them growing in tropical or semitropical regions. The wood, petioles, leaves, sap, and fruit of many species are invaluable in the arts and in domestic economy. Among the best known are the date palm, the cocoa palm, the fan palm, the oil palm, the wax palm, the palmyra, and the various kinds called cabbage palm and palmetto. 2. A branch or leaf of the palm, anciently borne or worn as a symbol of victory or rejoicing.

A great multitude . . . stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palme in their hands.

3. Hence: Any symbol or token of superiority, success, or triumph; also, victory; triumph; supremacy. "The palm of martyrdom." Chaucer.

So get the start of the majestic world And bear the palm alone.

Molucca palm (Bot.), a labiate herb from Asia (Molucella l'91vis), having a curious cup-shaped calyx. -- Palm cabbage, the terminal bud of a cabbage palm, used as food. -- Palm cat (Zo'94l.), the common paradoxure. -- Palm crab (Zo'94l.), the purse crab. -- Palm oil, a vegetable oil, obtained from the fruit of several species of palms, as the African oil palm (El'91is Guineensis), and used in the manufacture of soap and candles. See El'91is. -- Palm swift (Zo'94l.), a small swift (Cypselus Btassiensis) which frequents the palmyra and cocoanut palms in India. Its peculiar nest is attached to the leaf of the palmyra palm. -- Palm toddy. Same as Palm wine. -- Palm weevil (Zo'94l.), any one of mumerous species of very large weevils of the genus Rhynchophorus. The larv'91 bore into palm trees, and are called palm borers, and grugru worms. They are considered excellent food. -- Palm wine, the sap of several species of palms, especially, in India, of the wild date palm (Ph'd2nix sylvestrix), the palmyra, and the Caryota urens. When fermented it yields by distillation arrack, and by evaporation jaggery. Called also palm toddy. -- Palm worm, ∨ Palmworm. (Zo'94l.) (a) The larva of a palm weevil. (b) A centipede.

Palm

Palm , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Palmed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Palming.] 1. To handle. [Obs.] Prior. 2. To manipulate with, or conceal in, the palm of the hand; to juggle.

They palmed the trick that lost the game.

3. To impose by frand, as by sleight of hand; to put by unfair means; -- usually with off.

For you may palm upon us new for old.

The inner and somewhat concave part of the hand between the bases of the fingers and the wrist.

Any endogenous tree of the order Palm'91 or Palmace'91; a palm tree.

To handle.

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Usage Examples

About astrology and palmistry: they are good because they make people vivid and full of possibilities. They are communism at its best. Everybody has a birthday and almost everybody has a palm.

We're just into toys, whether it's motorcycles or race cars or computers. I've got the Palm Pilot right here with me, I've got the world's smallest phone. Maybe it's just because I'm still a big little kid and I just love toys, you know?

I use many different gadgets connected with computers I use PCs, laptops and a Palm Pilot. I also use the Internet to visit websites, especially within Polish-language Internet. I usually go to political discussion groups and sites - of course, as I use my real name, people never believe that they are chatting with me!

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Other Usage Examples

Over the eons I've been a fan of, and sucker for, each latest automated system to 'simplify' and 'bring order to' my life. Very early on this led me to the beautiful-and-doomed Lotus Agenda for my DOS computers, and Actioneer for the early Palm.

Music was your real passion, this thing you held dear even above family. It was this relationship that never betrayed you. Once it became your job - this thing that was highly visible, this thing that became about commerce - that's when you were holding onto music like it was a palm tree in a hurricane.

In fact, I was one of the few trusted people that Lucy allowed to play with their kids. I spent time at their summer home, rode horses at their ranch, and swam at their beach house. I even spent a Christmas with them at Palm Springs one year.