palmer
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- Regno Unito//ˈpɑːmə//
- Stati Uniti//ˈpɑmɚ//
A ferule used to punish schoolboys by striking their palms.
sostantivo
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storicoA 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.
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Variante di palmerwormarcaicoAbbreviation of palmerworm.
Etimologia
From Middle English palmer, from Anglo-Norman palmer, from Old French paumier (“palmer”), from Medieval Latin palmārius (“palmer”), from palma (“palm tree”).
sostantivo
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A ferule used to punish schoolboys by striking their palms.
Etimologia
From noun.
sostantivo
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One who palms or cheats, as at cards or dice.
Etimologia
From the transitive verb to palm.
verbo
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In fly fishing, to wrap a hackle etc. along the whole shank of a hook.
Forme
- plurale
- palmers
- passato
- palmered
- participio passato
- palmered
- participio presente
- palmering
- 3ª persona singolare
- palmers
palmer · A ferule used to punish schoolboys by striking their palms.
Palmer · An English surname transferred from the nickname.Palms · A surname from Dutch.paloma · A cocktail made with tequila, lime juice, and grapefruit soda.