palm leaf
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of palm leaf
First recorded in 1650–60
Example Sentences
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Glass vases with metallic finishes of unnatural blue, green and gold are drowned in palm leaf motifs, ready to be flowered.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
Thom favors plates made with bagasse, a byproduct of sugar cane, and palm leaf plates from Dtocs.
From Washington Post • Jun. 29, 2021
In Xishuangbanna, in southwestern China, Wanda built a vast “science and technology theater” with a roof shaped like an enormous golden palm leaf.
From New York Times • Aug. 1, 2017
It has a handsome portico with the columns' capitals decorated with an acanthus and palm leaf motif taken from the Temple of the Winds in Athens.
From The Guardian • Feb. 13, 2013
Sass paused only to buy two palm leaf fans, giving me one.
From "Homeless Bird" by Gloria Whelan
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