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palma ae, f , pala/mh, the palm, flat hand: cum manum dilataverat, palmae illius similem, etc.: cavis undam palmis Sustinet, V.: faciem contundere palmā, Iu.—The hand: palmarum intentus: passis palmis salutem petere, Cs.: amplexus tremulis altaria palmis, O.—The broad end of an oar, Ct.—A palm-tree, palm: in templo palma exstitisse ostendebatur, Cs.: ardua, V.—Sing. collect.: umbrosa, Iu.—The fruit of the palmtree, date: Quid volt palma sibi, O.—A broom of palm-twigs: lapides lutulentā radere palmā, H.— A branch, twig, L.—A palm-branch, palm-wreath, token of victory, palm, prize, pre-eminence: palmae victoribus datae, L.: plurimarum palmarum gladiator, victories: cum palmam iam primus acceperit: Elea, H.: docto oratori palma danda est: Huic consilio palmam do, T.: donat mea carmina palmā, O.: subit . . . tertia palma Diores, i. e. winning the third prize, V.: Eliadum palmae equarum, the best, V.—The topmost twig, shoot, branch: unum cornu existit . . . ab eius summo sicut palmae ramique diffunduntur, Cs.: quae cuiusque stipitis palma sit, L.: palmae arborum eminentium, Cu.

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An Elementary Latin Dictionary (1890) — Perseus Digital Library
Charlton T. Lewis · Perseus Digital Library, Tufts University
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