palm
English
editPronunciation
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
editFrom 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
editpalm (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
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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
editpalm (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
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Verb
editpalm (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
editDutch
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Middle Dutch palme, from Old Dutch palma, from Latin palma.
Noun
editpalm m (plural palmen, diminutive palmpje n)
Derived terms
edit- various
- Species and genera of Palmae
Descendants
editEtymology 2
editFrom Middle Dutch palme, from Old French palme, from Latin palma.
Noun
editpalm f (plural palmen, diminutive palmpje n)
Derived terms
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editMaltese
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editOld English
editEtymology
editFrom Latin palma (“palm-tree, palm-branch, palm of the hand”)
Noun
editpalm m or f
- a palmtree
Derived terms
editPolish
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editNoun
editpalm f
Romanian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French palme or German Palme.
Noun
editpalm m (plural palmi)
Declension
editSwedish
editEtymology
editFrom Old Swedish palmber, palma, from Old Norse palmi, from Latin palma.
Pronunciation
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Noun
editpalm c
- A palm, tropical tree.
Declension
editDeclension of palm | ||||
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Nominative | palm | palmen | palmer | palmerna |
Genitive | palms | palmens | palmers | palmernas |
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