palm leaf

noun

1. the leaf or frond of a palm tree, especially that of a fan palm, used in making fans, hats, thatch, mats, etc.

Word History and Origins

Origin of palm leaf¹

First recorded in 1650–60

Example Sentences

The palm-leaf stalks stuck in the ground outside indicate the sites of various graves.

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This one seemed to be untenanted, so he opened the palm-leaf door gently and entered.

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Angeline, please look up some more palm-leaf fans, and some splinters of wood.

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Many of the men had their head-baskets on their backs, and one or two of them the palm-leaf rain-coat.

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She's wearin' a palm leaf petticoat and a string o' shark's teeth around her neck with an empty sardine box for a pendant.

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