PALMERS

A pilgrim who had been to the Holy Land and who brought back a palm branch in signification; a wandering religious votary.

A ferule used to punish schoolboys by striking their palms.

One who palms or cheats, as at cards or dice.

Any small, terrestrial invertebrate, usually an agricultural pest and having many legs and a hairy body.

A gelechiid moth, Dichomeris ligulella, destructive to fruit trees.