Etymology : Middle English, from Old English, from Latin palma palm of the hand, palm tree; from the resemblance of the tree's leaves to the outstretched hand; akin to Greek palamE palm of the hand, Old English folm, Old Irish lám hand
Pronunciation : 'päm, 'pälm, 'pom, '
Function : noun
Date : before 12th century
1. inner surface of the hand; type of tree that grows in tropical areas. hide in one's hand; steal, pilfer, filch; bribe, offer money in exchange for a service (Slang). palm\palm\, v. t. to "grease the palm" of; to bribe or tip. [slang]palm \palm\ , n. [oe. paume, f. paume, l. palma, gr. , akin to skr. pāni hand, and e. fumble. see:
fumble, feel, and cf. 2d palm.].
2. (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.
3. 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.note: 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.
4. (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.
5. (zo?l.) 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.
6. (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.].
7. (bot.) any endogenous tree of the order palm? or palmace?; a palm tree.note: 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.
8. 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. vii.
9. 3. hence: any symbol or token of superiority, success, or triumph; also, victory; triumph; supremacy. "the palm of martyrdom." so get the start of the majestic world and bear the palm alone.
10. The inner and somewhat concave part of the hand between the bases of the fingers and the wrist.
11. 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.
12. 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.
13. 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.
14. The flat inner face of an anchor fluke.
15. Any endogenous tree of the order Palmæ or Palmaceæ; a palm tree.
16. A branch or leaf of the palm, anciently borne or worn as a symbol of victory or rejoicing.
17. Any symbol or token of superiority, success, or triumph; also, victory; triumph; supremacy.
18. To handle.
19. To manipulate with, or conceal in, the palm of the hand; to juggle.
20. To impose by fraud, as by sleight of hand; to put by unfair means; usually with off.
21. To "grease the palm" of; to bribe or tip. the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers any plant of the family Palmae having an unbranched trunk crowned by large pinnate or palmate leaves a linear unit based on the length or width of the human hand.
22. 1. A palm or a palm tree is a tree that grows in hot countries. It has long leaves growing at the top, and no branches.
23. The palm of your hand is the inside part. Dornberg slapped the table with the palm of his hand He wiped his sweaty palm.
24. If you have someone or something in the palm of your hand, you have control over them. Johnson thought he had the board of directors in the palm of his hand. to hide something in the palm of your hand, especially when you are performing a magic trick or stealing something palm off to persuade someone to accept or buy something that is not of good quality or is not the thing that they really want palm something⇔off on/onto. Any of about 2,800 species of flowering, subtropical trees, shrubs, and vines that make up the family Arecaceae (or Palmae). Many are economically important. Palms furnish food, shelter, clothing, timber, fuel, building materials, fibres, starch, oils, waxes, and wines for local populations in the tropics. Many species have very limited ranges; some grow only on single islands. The fast growth and many by-products of palms make exploitation of the rainforest appealing to agribusiness. The usually tall, unbranched, columnar trunk is crowned by a tuft of large, pleated, fan-or feather-shaped leaves, with often prickly petioles (leafstalks), the bases of which remain after leaves drop, often covering the trunk. Trunk height and diameter, leaf length, and seed size vary greatly. Small flowers are produced in large clusters. Among the most important palms are the sugar palm (Arenga pinnata, or A. saccharifera), coconut palm, date palm, and cabbage palmetto. coconut palm date palm palm PC Palm Springs Palm Sunday.
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