Meanings (ES + gloss)
palma • palma de la mano
The inner and somewhat concave part of the human hand or other primate hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers.
The open palm of desire wants everything.
[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, [……
Phrases
cross someone's palmcross someone's palm with silvereat from the palm of someone's handeat out of the palm of someone's handeigenpalmfacepalmgrease someone's palmhave someone in the palm of one's handheel-palmimpalmin the palm of one's handitchy palmknow like the palm of one's handpalm cardpalm mutepalm mutedpalm mutingpalm printpalm readerpalm readingpalm stonepalmablepalmballpalmcorderpalmfulpalmistpalmistrypalmlesspalmlikepalmloadpalmoplantarpalmprintpalmrestpalmsterpalmtoppalmwardpalmwardspalmwiseunpalmvibrating palm
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