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▸ noun: A branch or leaf of the palm, anciently borne or worn as a symbol of victory or rejoicing.
▸ noun: (figurative, by extension) Triumph; victory.
▸ noun: (scouting) Any of 23 awards that can be earned after obtaining the Eagle Scout rank, but generally only before turning 18 years old.
▸ noun: The inner and somewhat concave part of the human hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers.
▸ noun: The corresponding part of the forefoot of a lower mammal.
▸ noun: (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
▸ noun: (historical) Any of various units of length notionally derived from the length of the palm from the wrist to the base of the fingers.
▸ noun: (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.
▸ noun: 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.
▸ noun: (nautical) The flat inner face of an anchor fluke.
▸ verb: To hold or conceal something in the palm of the hand, e.g, for an act of sleight of hand or to steal something.
▸ verb: To hold something without bending the fingers significantly.
▸ verb: To move something with the palm of the hand.
▸ verb: (intransitive, transitive) To use one's palm as identification to get through a door or security checkpoint.
▸ verb: (UK, slang, obsolete, transitive) To bribe.
▸ noun: A surname mainly of Scandinavian origin.
▸ noun: (scouting) Alternative letter-case form of palm [Any of various evergreen trees from the family Palmae or Arecaceae, which are mainly found in the tropics.]
Similar:
palm tree,
laurel wreath,
ribbon,
medal,
medallion,
decoration,
handle,
hand,
sabal,
kentia,
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Types:
coconut,
palm oil,
palm sugar,
arecpalm,
queen palm,
royal palm,
windmill palm,
needle palm,
Chinese fpalm,
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