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palmus (noun M) : 1. palma
* The palm of the hand.
* Lit.: manūs palmum,Vitr. 2, 3: Graeci antiqui doron palmum vocabant: et ideo dora munera, quia manu darentur,Plin. 35, 14, 49, § 171.
* Transf., as a measure of length, a span, or twelvedigits, Varr. R. R. 3, 7: amomum frutex myrtuosus, palmi altitudine,Plin. 12, 13, 28, § 48: minor, a smaller measure, a palm, or four digits, acc. to Vitr. 3, 1, 5.
* The palm of the hand.
* Lit.: manūs palmum,Vitr. 2, 3: Graeci antiqui doron palmum vocabant: et ideo dora munera, quia manu darentur,Plin. 35, 14, 49, § 171.
* Transf., as a measure of length, a span, or twelvedigits, Varr. R. R. 3, 7: amomum frutex myrtuosus, palmi altitudine,Plin. 12, 13, 28, § 48: minor, a smaller measure, a palm, or four digits, acc. to Vitr. 3, 1, 5.
Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary
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