open palm

collocation in English

meaningsofopenandpalm

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open
adjective
uk
/ˈəʊ.pən/us
/ˈoʊ.pən/
not closed ...
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palm
noun[C]
uk
/pɑːm/us
/pɑːm/
the inside part of your hand from your wrist to the base of ...
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(Definition ofopenandpalmfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofopen palm

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Seeds set out in groves and in exclosures survived better than seeds under solitary and open palms.
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I say that theopenpalmfor help and the open mouth of denunciation is basically a fraudulent view to put to the electorate.
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Passengers wishing to board should hold up their hand (any polite hand signal will do, although the traditional one is anopenpalmheld aloft).
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Only the goalkeeper may use his hands and then only with anopenpalm.
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The form is a grasping hand moving from anopenpalmto the forehead.
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It consisted of a pole topped by either anopenpalmof a human hand or by a spear-head.
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The lead hand, called the shield, is held with theopenpalmfacing toward the opponent.
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A return to anopenpalmsignals the number 10.
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It refers to a smooth rope-aided action that transfers the spinning top from the ground to the player'sopenpalm, while continuing to spin.
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The right front one makes a mudra as granting boons withopenpalm.
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The dancer starts off with the two arms outstretched, the left arm with anopenpalm, and the right arm with a clenched fist.
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He is generally represented as a bishop, a crosier in his right hand, holding a miniature church of chased gold on theopenpalmof his left hand.
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Although both families use open palms, the pragmatic functions are different.
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Theopenpalmrepresents water.
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