English Dictionary

palm

IPA（発音記号）

/pɑːm/

名詞

The inner and somewhat concave part of the human hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers. / The corresponding part of the forefoot of a lower mammal.

日本語の意味

手のひら：手首から指の付け根までの、内側でやや凹んだ部分。 / （動物の場合）前肢の内側部分、手のひらに相当する部分。

She held the warm pebble in her palm and closed her fingers around it.

彼女は温かい小石を手のひらに乗せ、指を閉じて包み込んだ。

意味（1）

The inner and somewhat concave part of the human hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers.

[She] flung herself / Down on the great King's couch, and writhed upon it, / And clench'd her fingers till they bit the palm, / And shriek'd out 'traitor' to the unhearing wall, […]

意味（2）

The corresponding part of the forefoot of a lower mammal.

意味（3）

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.

He found it to be ninety-five fathoms wide, and five palms deep at a place of average depth

意味（4）

(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.

意味（5）

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.

They watched until the younger bull received a second cut, this one on his flank from a point on the brow palm that would have impaled him if he hadn't jumped out of the way.

意味（6）

(nautical) The flat inner face of an anchor fluke.

palms （ plural ）