Definition of palm

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Palm (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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Spermaceti :: Spermaceti (n.) A white waxy substance obtained from cavities in the head of the sperm whale, and used making candles, oilments, cosmetics, etc. It consists essentially of ethereal salts of palmitic acid with ethal and other hydrocarbon bases. The substance of spermaceti after the removal of certain impurities is sometimes called cetin..
Palm :: Palm (n.) 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..
Raffia :: Raffia (n.) A fibrous material used for tying plants, said to come from the leaves of a palm tree of the genus Raphia..
Palmiped :: Palmiped (n.) A swimming bird; a bird having webbed feet.
Palming :: Palming (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Pal.
Palm :: Palm (n.) A branch or leaf of the palm, anciently borne or worn as a symbol of victory or rejoicing..
Thenar :: Thenar (n.) The palm of the hand.
Palmette :: Palmette (n.) A floral ornament, common in Greek and other ancient architecture; -- often called the honeysuckle ornament..
Palmacite :: Palmacite (n.) A fossil palm.
Coco Palm :: Coco palm () See Cocoa.
Wine :: Wine (n.) A liquor or beverage prepared from the juice of any fruit or plant by a process similar to that for grape wine; as, currant wine; gooseberry wine; palm wine..
Pilgrim :: Pilgrim (n.) One who travels far, or in strange lands, to visit some holy place or shrine as a devotee; as, a pilgrim to Loretto; Canterbury pilgrims. See Palmer..
Oleomargarine :: Oleomargarine (n.) A liquid oil made from animal fats (esp. beef fat) by separating the greater portion of the solid fat or stearin, by crystallization. It is mainly a mixture of olein and palmitin with some little stearin..
Sea Apple :: Sea apple () The fruit of a West Indian palm (Manicaria Plukenetii), often found floating in the sea..
Cycad :: Cycad (n.) Any plant of the natural order Cycadaceae, as the sago palm, etc..
Jaggery :: "Jaggery (n.) Raw palm sugar, made in the East Indies by evaporating the fresh juice of several kinds of palm trees, but specifically that of the palmyra (Borassus flabelliformis)..
Carnauba :: Carnauba (n.) The Brazilian wax palm. See Wax palm.
Palmitone :: Palmitone (n.) The ketone of palmitic acid.
Palmatifid :: Palmatifid (a.) Palmate, with the divisions separated but little more than halfway to the common center..
Palm :: Palm (n.) Any symbol or token of superiority, success, or triumph; also, victory; triumph; supremacy..
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