palm
English
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (England, Wales) enPR: päm, IPA(key): /pɑːm/
- (US) enPR: päm, pälm, IPA(key): /pɑm/, /pɑlm/, /pɔm/, /pɔlm/, (archaic) /pæm/[1]
- (Canada) IPA(key): [pɑːm], [pɒːm]
- (Ireland) IPA(key): /ˈpæm/
- (Scotland) IPA(key): /ˈpam/
- Rhymes: -ɑːm, -ɑːlm, -ɔːm, -ɔːlm, -æm
Etymology 1
[edit]From Middle English palme, from Old English palm, palma (“palm-tree, palm-branch”), from Latin palma (“palm-tree, palm-branch, palm of the hand”), from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₂meh₂, *pl̥h₂emeh₂ (“palm of the hand”), from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- (“flat”). Cognate with Dutch palm, German Palme, Danish palme, Icelandic pálmur (“palm”).
Noun
[edit]palm (plural palms)
- Any of various evergreen trees from the family Palmae or Arecaceae, which are mainly found in the tropics.
- Synonym: palm tree
- A branch or leaf of the palm, anciently borne or worn as a symbol of victory or rejoicing.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Revelation 7:9:
- A great multitude […] stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palmes in their hands.
- (figurative, by extension) Triumph; victory.
- (scouting) Any of 23 awards that can be earned after obtaining the Eagle Scout rank, but generally only before turning 18 years old.
Alternative forms
[edit]- (Scouting award): Palm
Derived terms
[edit]- Alexander palm
- Alexandra palm
- areca palm
- Asian palm civet
- bamboo palm
- bangalow palm
- bertam palm
- betel palm
- bottle palm
- bread palm
- cabbage palm
- California fan palm
- chiquichiqui palm
- coconut palm (Cocos nucifera)
- coco palm
- coquito palm
- Cornish palm
- date palm
- date palm (Phoenix dactylifera)
- doom palm
- doum palm
- Emperor palm
- fan palm
- fishtail palm
- ghetto palm
- gingerbread palm
- hat palm
- heart of palm
- hemp palm
- Illawarra palm
- ivory palm
- jacitara palm
- jagua palm
- jelly palm
- Jupati palm
- lady palm
- macaw palm
- makalani palm
- maripa palm (Attallea maripa)
- masked palm civet
- Mexican fan palm
- Molucca palm
- moriche palm
- Neanthe bella palm
- nipa palm
- northern palm squirrel
- oil of palm
- oil palm
- ouricury palm
- palmate
- Palm Beach
- palm butter
- palm cabbage
- palm civet
- palm cockatoo
- palm court
- palm court orchestra
- palm-dart
- palm dove
- palm fat
- palm grass
- palm kernel oil
- palm king
- palm-leaf
- palm nut
- palm oil
- palm-oil
- palm squirrel
- palm stearin
- palm sugar
- Palm Sunday
- palm syrup
- palm thief
- palm-tree
- palm tree justice
- palm weevil
- palm-wine
- palm wine
- palmy
- palmyra palm
- Panama hat palm
- pandanus palm
- parlor palm
- parlour palm
- peach palm
- phœnix palm
- phoenix palm
- pineapple palm
- ponytail palm
- queen palm
- rasp palm
- rônier palm
- royal palm
- sago palm
- salak palm
- sand palm
- screw palm
- stilt palm
- sugar palm
- tagua palm
- talipot palm
- Texas phoenix palm decline
- thief palm
- toddy palm
- toquilla palm
- traveler's palm
- traveller's palm
- travellers' palm
- ubussu palm
- umbrella palm
- urucuri palm (Attalea phalerata)
- vulcan palm
- walking palm
- wine palm
Translations
[edit]Etymology 2
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From Middle English palme, paume, from Old French palme, paulme, paume (“palm of the hand, ball, tennis”), from Latin palma (“palm of the hand, hand-breadth”), from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₂(e)meh₂ (“palm of the hand”), from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- (“flat”). Doublet of palmo, palma, and pam. Cognate with Ancient Greek παλάμη (palámē, “palm of the hand”), Old English folm (“palm of the hand”), Old Irish lám (“hand”).
Noun
[edit]palm (plural palms)
- The inner and somewhat concave part of the human hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers.
- 1859, Alfred Tennyson, “Elaine”, in Idylls of the King, London: Edward Moxon & Co., […], →OCLC, page 179:
- [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, […]
- 1990 October 28, Paul Simon, “Further to Fly”, in The Rhythm of the Saints, Warner Bros.:
- The open palm of desire wants everything.
- The corresponding part of the forefoot of a lower mammal.
- (historical) 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
- 1931, Herbert Eugene Bolton, Outpost of Empire: The Story of the Founding of San Francisco:
- He found it to be ninety-five fathoms wide, and five palms deep at a place of average depth
- (historical) Any of various units of length notionally derived from the length of the palm from the wrist to the base of the fingers.
- (sailmaking) A metallic disk attached to a strap and worn in the palm of the hand; used to push the needle through the canvas, in sewing sails, etc.
- 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.
- 1999, Dana Stabenow, Hunter's Moon, →ISBN, page 168:
- They watched until the younger bull received a second cut, this one on his flank from a point on the brow palm that would have impaled him if he hadn't jumped out of the way.
- (nautical) The flat inner face of an anchor fluke.
Derived terms
[edit]- cross someone's palm
- cross someone's palm with silver
- eat from the palm of someone's hand
- eat out of the palm of someone's hand
- facepalm
- grease someone's palm
- have someone in the palm of one's hand
- heel-palm
- in the palm of one's hand
- itchy palm
- know like the palm of one's hand
- palm card
- palmist
- palmistry
- palm mute
- palm muted
- palm muting
- palm print
- palm reader
- palm reading
- vibrating palm
Translations
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Verb
[edit]palm (third-person singular simple present palms, present participle palming, simple past and past participle palmed)
- To hold or conceal something in the palm of the hand, e.g, for an act of sleight of hand or to steal something.
- To hold something without bending the fingers significantly.
- John palmed the ball.
- To move something with the palm of the hand.
- 2010 December 28, Marc Vesty, “Stoke 0 - 2 Fulham”, in BBC[2]:
- The home side's goalkeeper Asmir Begovic managed to palm the drive on to the post but the sheer pace of the shot forced the ball into the net.
- (intransitive, transitive) To use one's palm as identification to get through a door or security checkpoint.
- I palmed in to work.
- She palmed the door as she talked to the security guard.
- (UK, slang, obsolete, transitive) To bribe.
- 1845, George Smeeton, Doings in London, page 78:
- He never again appeared in the house where practices of this description are carried on every night, and where officers of the police are palmed (bribed) for their forbearance.
Derived terms
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References
[edit]- ^ Jones, M. Jean (1973 August) The Regional English of the Former Inhabitants of Cades Cove in the Great Smoky Mountains[1], University of Tennessee, Knoxville, page 114.
Further reading
[edit]Palm on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Arecaceae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Category:Arecaceae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Arecaceae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Human hands on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Category:Palm personal digital assistants on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Anagrams
[edit]Dutch
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Middle Dutch palme, from Old Dutch palma, from Latin palma.
Noun
[edit]palm m (plural palmen, diminutive palmpje n)
Derived terms
[edit]- various
- Species and genera of Palmae
Descendants
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]From Middle Dutch palme, from Old French palme, from Latin palma.
Noun
[edit]palm f (plural palmen, diminutive palmpje n)
Derived terms
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[edit]Maltese
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[edit]Noun
[edit]palm m (collective, singulative palma, paucal palmiet)
Old English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin palma (“palm-tree, palm-branch, palm of the hand”)
Noun
[edit]palm m or f
- a palmtree
Derived terms
[edit]Polish
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[edit]palm f
Romanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French palme or German Palme.
Noun
[edit]palm m (plural palmi)
Declension
[edit]Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Swedish palmber, palma, from Old Norse palmi, from Latin palma.
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]palm c
- A palm, tropical tree.
Declension
[edit]Declension of palm | ||||
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Nominative | palm | palmen | palmer | palmerna |
Genitive | palms | palmens | palmers | palmernas |
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