palmwise

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

palm +‎ -wise

Adverb[edit]

palmwise (not comparable)

  1. With the palm (of the hand) foremost.
    • 1866, Temple Bar, volume 18, page 73:
      Dressed in black, without any relief from chain or ornament, he stood rigidly on the hearth-rug, his back to the fire, and one hand as a shield turned palmwise to the flames.
    • 2017, Michael Germana, Ralph Ellison, Temporal Technologist, page 180:
      […] my hand snaked out palmwise […]
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