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Bible Dictionaries
Palm
Webster's Dictionary
or (1):
(n.) A metallic disk, attached to a strap, and worn the palm of the hand, - used to push the needle through the canvas, in sewing sails, etc.
(2):
(n.) A lineal 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.
(3):
(n.) The inner and somewhat concave part of the hand between the bases of the fingers and the wrist.
(4):
(n.) The flat inner face of an anchor fluke.
(5):
(n.) Any endogenous tree of the order Palmae or Palmaceae; a palm tree.
(6):
(n.) A branch or leaf of the palm, anciently borne or worn as a symbol of victory or rejoicing.
(7):
(n.) Any symbol or token of superiority, success, or triumph; also, victory; triumph; supremacy.
(8):
(n.) 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.
(9):
(v. t.) To "grease the palm" of; to bribe or tip.
(10):
(v. t.) To handle.
(11):
(v. t.) To manipulate with, or conceal in, the palm of the hand; to juggle.
(12):
(v. t.) To impose by fraud, as by sleight of hand; to put by unfair means; - usually with off.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Palm'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/p/palm.html. 1828.
