Baretti: A dictionary of the English and Italian languages
Pálm-a, s. f. dim. Pálm-étta,
1. a palm or date-tree;2. honour, glory, recompense; 3. palm, the inner part of the hand; 4. hand; 5. a palm, a lineal measure of three inches. Tenere uno in — di mano, to value and cherish one very much. Batter — a —, to clap, applaud. Domenica delle palme, Palm-Sunday.
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palma: a Palme or Date tree. Also the glorie, triumph, bost, signe, crowne or reward of any triumph, conquest, or victorie. Also the palme of a mans hand. Also the space betweene the wrist of the hand and the first ioint of the fingers. Also a measure called a hand-shaft, or hand-breadth. Also the flat of an Oare. Also as Palmáro.