palme

Language: en

🇺🇸 /ˈpɑm/

📖 Definitions

  1. noun
    The highest prize awarded at the Cannes Film Festival, traditionally known as the Palme d'Or.; A palm branch or leaf, historically awarded or carried as a symbol of victory, triumph, or peace.; An obsolete unit of linear measurement, roughly equivalent to the breadth of the human hand or about three to four inches.

💬 Examples

  1. The director was thrilled to win the Palme for her groundbreaking documentary.

  2. Ancient athletes were crowned with a palme after winning the Olympic games.

  3. The ancient manuscript described the temple's width as twenty palme.