palmwise en · ADV
Etymology
From palm + -wise.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) With the palm (of the hand) foremost.
[…] my hand snaked out palmwise […]
2017, Michael Germana, Ralph Ellison, Temporal Technologist, page 180:Dressed in black, without any relief from chain or ornament, he stood rigidly on the hearth-rug, his back to the fire, and one hand as a shield turned palmwise to the flames.
1866, Temple Bar, volume 18, page 73: