palm Etymology 1
From (etyl) palme, from (etyl) palm, .
Noun
( en noun)
Any of various evergreen trees from the family Palmae'' or ''Arecaceae , which are mainly found in the tropics.
A branch or leaf of the palm, anciently borne or worn as a symbol of victory or rejoicing.
* Bible, Revelations vii. 9
- A great multitude stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands.
Synonyms
* (tropical tree) palm tree
Derived terms
* coconut palm
* date palm
* palmate
* palmist
* palmistry
* Palm Sunday
Etymology 2
From (etyl) palme, paume, from (etyl) palme, paulme, .
Noun
( en noun)
The inner and somewhat concave part of the human hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers.
* Tennyson
- Clench'd her fingers till they bit the palm .
* 1990 October 28, , Warner Bros.
- The open palm of desire wants everything.
The corresponding part of the forefoot of a lower mammal.
A linear measure equal either to the breadth of the hand or to its length from the wrist to the ends of the fingers; a hand; used in measuring a horse's height.
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(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.
(nautical) The flat inner face of an anchor fluke.
Synonyms
* (flat of the hand) (l)
Antonyms
* (hand) hardel
Derived terms
* cross someone's palm
* grease someone's palm
* itchy palm
Verb
( en 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.
To hold something without bending the fingers significantly.
To move something with the palm of the hand.
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, passage=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.}}
Derived terms
* palm off
See also
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* (Arecaceae)
* (hand)
* (Personal digital assistant)
Anagrams
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salmon Noun
( en-noun)
One of several species of fish, typically of the Salmoninae subfamily.
A yellowish pink colour, the colour of cooked salmon.
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(Cockney rhyming slang) snout (tobacco; from salmon and trout )
* 1992 , The Shamen (band), (Ebeneezer Goode) (song)
- Got any salmon ?
Synonyms
* (fish) lax
* (smoked salmon) lox
* (colour) salmon pink
Derived terms
* Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar )
* (Salmo salar )
* beaked salmon ()
* (Salmo salar )
* (Oncorhynchus nerka )
* )
* (Salmo salar )
* )
* chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha )
* chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta )
* coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch )
* Danube salmon (Hucho hucho )
* )
* dog salmon (Oncorhynchus keta )
* (Salmo salar )
* )
* humpback salmon ()
* (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha )
* (Oncorhynchus nerka )
* land-locked salmon (Salmo salar )
* Nova Scotia salmon
* (Salmo salar )
* (Oncorhynchus spp.)
* )
* (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha )
* (Oncorhynchus nerka )
* rock salmon
* salmon and trout
* (Cacatua moluccensis )
* salmon day
* (Eucalyptus spp.)
* salmon ladder
* salmon leap
* salmon peel
* )
* )
* salmon trout (Salmo gairdneri )
* )
* salmonberry ()
* salmonid
* (Salmo salar )
* silver salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch'', ''Salmo salar )
* smoked salmon
* (Oncorhynchus nerka )
* spring salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha )
* (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha )
Related terms
* samlet
Adjective
( -)
Having a yellowish pink colour.
* 1977 , , The Honourable Schoolboy , Folio Society 2010, p. 155:
- Smiley and Guillam perched disconsolately beneath it, on a bench of salmon velvet.
See also
*
* alevin
* anadromous
* arctic char
* blackfish
* coarse fish
* gravlax
* grilse
* kelt
* kipper
* lox
* parr
* redfish
* smolt
* sockeye
* trout
* yolk fry
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