palmer

noun

1. 1

   historicalA pilgrim who had been to the Holy Land and who brought back a palm branch in signification; a wandering religious votary.

   The Pilgrim had some home or dwelling place, the Palmer had none. The Pilgrim travelled to some certain, designed place or places, but the Palmer to all. The Pilgrim went as his own charge, but the Palmer professed wilful poverty and went upon alms.

   Fair Isabel, poor simple Isabel! / Lorenzo, a young palmer in Love's eye! / They could not in the self-same mansion dwell / Without some stir of heart, some malady; [...]

   If I had known more about them when I put on mine in the rag shop, I would have bought a soft, wide-brimmed hat to go with it; but I did not, and the shopkeeper's sister told me I looked a good palmer.

2. 2

   Variant of palmerwormarchaicAbbreviation of palmerworm.

noun

1. 1

   A ferule used to punish schoolboys by striking their palms.

noun

1. 1

   One who palms or cheats, as at cards or dice.

verb

1. 1

   In fly fishing, to wrap a hackle etc. along the whole shank of a hook.

Forms

plural

palmers

past tense

palmered

past participle

palmered

present participle

palmering

third person singular

palmers