II. Palm ·noun The flat inner face of an anchor fluke.
III. Palm ·add. ·vt To "grease the palm" of; to bribe or tip.
IV. Palm ·noun Any endogenous tree of the order Palmae or Palmaceae; a palm tree.
V. Palm ·vt To impose by fraud, as by sleight of hand; to put by unfair means;
- usually with off.
VI. Palm ·noun A branch or leaf of the palm, anciently borne or worn as a symbol of victory or rejoicing.
VII. Palm ·vt To manipulate with, or conceal in, the
palm of the hand; to
Juggle.
VIII. Palm ·noun Any symbol or token of superiority, success, or triumph; also, victory; triumph; supremacy.
IX. Palm ·noun The inner and somewhat concave part of the hand between the bases of the fingers and the wrist.
X. Palm ·noun 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.
XI. Palm ·noun 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.
XII. Palm ·noun 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.