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palm
1[ pahm ]
/ pɑm /
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noun
verb (used with object)
Verb Phrases
palm off, to dispose of by deception, trickery, or fraud; substitute (something) with intent to deceive: Someone had palmed off a forgery on the museum officials.
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Idioms about palm
grease someone's palm, to bribe: Before any work could begin, it was necessary to grease the superintendent's palm.Also cross someone's palm .
Origin of palm
1First recorded in 1300–50; from Latin palma (cognate with Old English folm “hand”); replacing Middle English paume, from Middle French, from Latin palma
Words nearby palm
pallium, pall-mall, pallor, pally, pally up, palm, Palma, palmaceous, palmar, palmar arch, palmar digital artery
Other definitions for palm (2 of 2)
palm2
[ pahm ]
/ pɑm /
noun
any of numerous plants of the family Palmae, most species being tall, unbranched trees surmounted by a crown of large pinnate or palmately cleft leaves.Compare palm family.
any of various other trees or shrubs that resemble this.
a leaf or branch of such a tree, especially as formerly borne to signify victory or as used on festive occasions.
a representation of such a leaf or branch, as on a military or other decoration of honor, usually indicating a second award of the decoration.
the reward of honor due to a victor: In oratory she yields the palm to no one.
victory; triumph; success: He carried off the palm by sheer perseverance.
Origin of palm
2First recorded before 900; Middle English palm(e), paume, pame, Old English palm, palma, from Latin palma “palm tree,” special use of palma palm1
OTHER WORDS FROM palm
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British Dictionary definitions for palm (1 of 2)
palm1
/ (pɑːm) /
noun
verb (tr)
to conceal in or about the hand, as in sleight-of-hand tricks
to touch or soothe with the palm of the hand
See also palm off
Word Origin for palm
C14 paume, via Old French from Latin palma; compare Old English folm palm of the hand, Greek palamē
British Dictionary definitions for palm (2 of 2)
palm2
/ (pɑːm) /
noun
any treelike plant of the tropical and subtropical monocotyledonous family Arecaceae (formerly Palmae or Palmaceae), usually having a straight unbranched trunk crowned with large pinnate or palmate leaves
a leaf or branch of any of these trees, a symbol of victory, success, etc
merit or victory
an emblem or insignia representing a leaf or branch worn on certain military decorations
Word Origin for palm
Old English, from Latin palma, from the likeness of its spreading fronds to a hand; see palm 1
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Medical definitions for palm
palm
[ päm ]
n.
The inner surface of the hand that extends from the wrist to the base of the fingers.
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