palm
/pɑm/
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.23 in modern English
Meaning
noun
Any of various evergreen trees from the family Palmae or Arecaceae, which are mainly found in the tropics.
noun
Any of the twenty-three awards that can be earned after obtaining the Eagle Scout rank, but generally only before turning eighteen years old.
noun
The inner and somewhat concave part of the human hand or other primate hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers.
noun
The corresponding part of the forefoot of a nonprimate mammal.
noun
Synonym of hand, any of various units of length notionally derived from the breadth of the palm, formalized in England as 4 inches and now chiefly used for the height of horses
noun
Any of various units of length notionally derived from the length of the palm from the wrist to the base of the fingers.
Example Sentences
- "A great multitude […] stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palmes in their hands."
- "On the boys' palms were handfuls of sand."
- "The chiromancer examined my palms first, and eventually had my hands photographed."
- "[She] flung herself / Down on the great King's couch, and writhed upon it, / And clench'd her fingers till they bit the palm, / And shriek'd out 'traitor' to the unhearing wall, […]"
- "The open palm of desire wants everything."
- "He found it to be ninety-five fathoms wide, and five palms deep at a place of average depth"
Etymology
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Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /pɑm/
Usage
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in Medicine, People.