palm
$ \mathrm{palm}^1 |pä(l)m|
noun
(also palm tree) an unbranched evergreen tree with a crown of long feathered or fan-shaped leaves, and typically having old leaf scars forming a regular pattern on the trunk. Palms grow in warm regions, especially the tropics.
Family Palmae (or Arecaceae): numerous genera and species, some of which are of great commercial importance, e.g. the oil palm, date palm, and coconut.
〘植〙 ヤシ, シュロ(の木)(palm tree).
a leaf of a palm tree awarded as a prize or viewed as a symbol of victory or triumph:
(勝利の象徴としての)シュロの葉; 〖the ～〗 勝利, 栄誉
e.g. the consensus was that the palm should go to Doerner.
DERIVATIVES
palmaceous adjective
palmlike |ˈpä(l)mˌlīk| adjective
ORIGIN
Old English palm(a), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch palm and German Palme, from Latin palma ‘palm (of a hand)’, its leaf being likened to a spread hand.
$ \mathrm{palm}^2 |pä(l)m|
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noun
the inner surface of the hand between the wrist and fingers.
手のひら (!指は含まない; 手の甲はthe back (the back of the hand)
a part of a glove that covers the palm of the hand.
(手袋の)手のひらの部分.
a hard shield worn on the hand by sailmakers to protect the palm in sewing.
〘海〙 パーム〘帆縫い職人が手のひらにはめる保護具〙
the palmate part of an antler.
verb
1. with object conceal (a card or other small object) in the hand, especially as part of a trick or theft:
(手品などで)〈物〉を手のひらに隠す; (手のひらに隠して)…を盗む
e.g. he would spin wild tales while palming your wristwatch.
2. with object and adverbial of direction hit (something) with the palm of the hand:
〈物〉を手に握る; 〈人〉をなでる, 〈人〉に触る.
e.g. Jason palmed the ball out of danger.
Basketball illegally grip (the ball) with the hand while dribbling.
〘バスケ〙 (ドリブル中に)〈ボール〉を手のひらでつかむ〘反則〙
PHRASES
have someone in the palm of one's hand (also hold someone in the palm of one's hand)
have someone under one's control or influence:
e.g. she had the audience in the palm of her hand.
an itchy palm (also an itching palm)
informal an avaricious nature.
read someone's palm
tell someone's fortune by looking at the lines on their palm.
PHRASAL VERBS
palm someone off
informal persuade someone to accept something by deception:
e.g. most sellers are palmed off with a fraction of what something is worth.
palm something off
sell or dispose of something by misrepresentation or fraud:
e.g. they palmed off their shoddiest products on the Russians.
DERIVATIVES
palmed adjective
in combination : sweaty-palmed
palmful |-fəl| noun
ORIGIN
Middle English: from Old French paume, from Latin palma. Current senses of the verb date from the late 17th century.