Palm

päm, n. the inner part of the hand: a measure of length equal to the breadth of the hand, or to its length from wrist to finger-tip: a measure of 3 and sometimes of 4 inches: that which covers the palm: the fluke of an anchor: the flattened portion of an antler.— v.t. to stroke with the palm or hand: to conceal in the palm of the hand: (esp. with off , and on , or upon ) to impose by fraud.— n. Pal′ma , the palm: the enlarged proximal joint of the fore tarsus of a bee.— adjs. Pal′mar , -y , relating to the palm of the hand; Pal′māte , -d , shaped like the palm of the hand: ( bot. ) divided into sections, the midribs of which run to a common centre: entirely webbed, as the feet of a duck.— adv. Pal′mātely .— adjs. Palmat′ifid ( bot. ), shaped like the hand, with the divisions extending half-way, or slightly more, down the leaf; Palmat′iform , shaped like an open palm; Palmed , having palms. [Fr. paume —L. palm a , the palm of the hand; Gr. pal amē .]