Definition of palm

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Palm (n.) 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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Palmer :: Palmer (n.) A palmerworm.
Castor Oil :: Castor oil () A mild cathartic oil, expressed or extracted from the seeds of the Ricinus communis, or Palma Christi. When fresh the oil is inodorous and insipid..
Palmar :: Palmar (a.) Pertaining to, or corresponding with, the palm of the hand..
Palmaceous :: Palmaceous (a.) Of or pertaining to palms; of the nature of, or resembling, palms..
Volar :: Volar (a.) Of or pertaining to the palm of the hand or the sole of the foot.
Palm :: Palm (v. t.) To handle.
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..
High-palmed :: High-palmed (a.) Having high antlers; bearing full-grown antlers aloft.
Tripalmitate :: Tripalmitate (n.) A palmitate derived from three molecules of palmitic acid.
Cuff :: Cuff (v. t.) To strike; esp., to smite with the palm or flat of the hand; to slap..
Bipalmate :: Bipalmate (a.) Palmately branched, with the branches again palmated..
Palm :: Palm (n.) A branch or leaf of the palm, anciently borne or worn as a symbol of victory or rejoicing..
Palmate :: Palmate (a.) Alt. of Palmate.
Pronation :: Pronation (n.) That motion of the forearm whereby the palm or palmar, surface is turned downward..
Ringneck :: Ringneck (n.) Any one of several species of small plovers of the genus Aegialitis, having a ring around the neck. The ring is black in summer, but becomes brown or gray in winter. The semipalmated plover (Ae. semipalmata) and the piping plover (Ae. meloda) are common North American species. Called also ring plover, and ring-necked plover..
Induviate :: Induviate (a.) Covered with induviae, as the upper part of the trunk of a palm tree..
Tucum :: Tucum (n.) A fine, strong fiber obtained from the young leaves of a Brazilian palm (Astrocaryum vulgare), used for cordage, bowstrings, etc.; also, the plant yielding this fiber. Called also tecum, and tecum fiber..
Canaliculated :: Canaliculated (a.) Having a channel or groove, as in the leafstalks of most palms..
Palmyra :: Palmyra (n.) A species of palm (Borassus flabelliformis) having a straight, black, upright trunk, with palmate leaves. It is found native along the entire northern shores of the Indian Ocean, from the mouth of the Tigris to New Guinea. More than eight hundred uses to which it is put are enumerated by native writers. Its wood is largely used for building purposes; its fruit and roots serve for food, its sap for making toddy, and its leaves for thatching huts..
Palmaria :: Palmaria (pl. ) of Palmariu.
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