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palmer definition

palmer (päm′ər)

noun

  1. a pilgrim who carried a palm leaf to signify the making of a pilgrimage to the Holy Land
  2. any pilgrim

Etymology: ME palmere < Anglo-Fr palmer < OFr palmier < ML palmarius < L palma, palm

Palmer definition

Palmer (päm′ər)

Palmer, Samuel 1805-81; Eng. landscape painter & etcher

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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