palm print

noun

variants or less commonly palmprint
ˈpäm-ˌprint How to pronounce palm print (audio)
ˈpälm-,
ˈpȯm-,
ˈpȯlm-
plural palm prints also palmprints
: a print of the palm of a hand : an impression of the lines and wrinkles of the palm of a hand on a surface
And one hard clue turned up: police say Steven Benson's palm print was found on a receipt for pipe like that used in the bombing.Newsweek
… the texturing is the palm print of the artist's hand.Anne Stevens
Although Oswald's right palmprint was found on the rifle's stock, someone could have left the rifle there to implicate him.David Fisher
also : an ink impression or digital image of such a print taken or made for the purpose of identification
"I'll be right over," his lawyer Watson Bryant told him. "They want your hair, they want your palm prints …" Marie Brenner

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Jarred Patterson: The palm print belonged to Zach Abell. Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 19 Oct. 2024 Like the shower curtain rod investigators recovered that had palm print impressions in Aileen's blood. Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 19 Oct. 2024 But New Haven detectives who investigated the assault said his palm print was found on one of the envelopes that held the victim’s cash. Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 18 July 2024 The Crime Scene Unit processed the work truck at the scene and found a palm print, then used law enforcement databases to identify the person who left the palmprint. Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 23 May 2024 The suspect, caught on camera, appears to have left his fingerprint and palm prints behind on the glass, Downey said. Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 4 May 2024 Officials said Bryant's palm prints were lifted from Coleman's vehicle. Jade Thomas, The Indianapolis Star, 17 Apr. 2024 Not only was Vieyra’s blood in the sink, Ross found, but his palm print appeared on the bedroom wall and the sill of the window that the killer had broken to enter the house. Cindy Chang, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2024 Bryant's palm prints were lifted from Coleman’s vehicle, officials said. Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Mar. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1893, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of palm print was in 1893

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“Palm print.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/palm%20print. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

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