n.
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English paume, palme, from Anglo-French, from Latin palma
Date: 14th century
1 : the somewhat concave part of the human hand between the bases of the fingers and the wrist or the corresponding part of the forefoot of a lower mammal
2 : a flat expanded part especially at the end of a base or stalk (as of an anchor)
3 [Latin palmus, from palma ] : a unit of length based on the breadth or length of the hand
4 : something (as a part of a glove) that covers the palm of the hand
5 : an act of palming (as of cards)