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Palmy — Palm y, a. 1. Bearing palms; abounding in palms; derived from palms; as, a palmy shore. Pope. [1913 Webster] His golden sands and palmy wine. Goldsmith. [1913 Webster] 2. Worthy of the palm; flourishing; prosperous. [1913 Webster] In the most… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
palmy — ► ADJECTIVE (palmier, palmiest) ▪ comfortable and prosperous: the palmy days of the 1970s … English terms dictionary
palmy — [päm′ē] adj. palmier, palmiest 1. abounding in or shaded by palm trees 2. of or like a palm or palms 3. flourishing; prosperous [palmy days] … English World dictionary
palmy — index prosperous Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Palmy — Infobox Musical artist Name = Palmy Img capt = Img size = Background = solo singer Birth name = Eve Parncheroen Born = birth date and age|1981|8|7 Bangkok, Thailand Origin = Bangkok, Thailand Instrument = Vocals Genre = Pop Rock Occupation =… … Wikipedia
palmy — /pah mee/, adj., palmier, palmiest. 1. glorious, prosperous, or flourishing: the palmy days of yesteryear. 2. abounding in or shaded with palms: palmy islands. 3. palmlike. [1595 1605; PALM2 + Y1] Syn. 1. bounteous, booming, halcyon, rosy. * * * … Universalium
palmy — adjective (palmier; est) Date: 1602 1. marked by prosperity ; flourishing < the palmy days of the British drama Oscar Wilde > 2. abounding in or bearing palms … New Collegiate Dictionary
palmy — adjective /ˈpɑːmi/ a) Of, related to, or covered with palm trees. So, all things being equal, from the beginning of my stay with Travis, I was in as palmy and benign a state as I could remember in many years. b) Prosperous, flourishing, booming… … Wiktionary
palmy — adjective (palmier, palmiest) 1》 comfortable and prosperous: the palmy days of the 1970s. 2》 covered with palms … English new terms dictionary
palmy — adjective used to describe a period of time when people have money and life is good: in the palmy days of Elizabeth I … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
