palm print
noun
variants
or less commonly palmprint
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
Newsweek… the texturing is the palm print of the artist's hand.—Anne Stevens
Anne StevensAlthough Oswald's right palmprint was found on the rifle's stock, someone could have left the rifle there to implicate him.—David Fisher
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
Marie Brenner Examples of palm print in a Sentence
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Investigators went into the woods and recovered the rifle, which is believed to have been used in the shooting, as well as a footwear impression, a palm print and forearm imprints believed to belong to the suspect.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 12 Sep. 2025
In addition to recovering a rifle, investigators have shoe print impressions, palm prints, and forearm imprints for forensic analysis, says Robert Bohls, FBI Special Agent in Charge for the Salt Lake City field office.
—Ramon Padilla, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Investigators also collected a footwear impression, a palm print and forearm prints for analysis, Bohls said.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2025
Investigators have also collected footwear impression, a palm print and forearm imprints for analysis.
—Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Utah Department of Public Safety Commissioner Beau Mason told reporters that investigators recovered a palm print from the roof and an imprint from a Converse shoe from the grass.
—Lauren De Young, AZCentral.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Foreman had left a palm print on the magazine of the pistol and had gunshot residue on his hands.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 20 Aug. 2025
Renée, not Bosch, has the idea to test the palm print from Sarah’s window for DNA, and Renée, not Bosch, interviews Wilson’s mother.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 11 July 2025
There are lamps made out of gold palm trees, hyper-colourful palm prints on chairs and neon signs on tropical wallpaper.
—Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
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Charna Flam, People.com, 12 Sep. 2025
In addition to recovering a rifle, investigators have shoe print impressions, palm prints, and forearm imprints for forensic analysis, says Robert Bohls, FBI Special Agent in Charge for the Salt Lake City field office.
—Ramon Padilla, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Investigators also collected a footwear impression, a palm print and forearm prints for analysis, Bohls said.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2025
Investigators have also collected footwear impression, a palm print and forearm imprints for analysis.
—Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Utah Department of Public Safety Commissioner Beau Mason told reporters that investigators recovered a palm print from the roof and an imprint from a Converse shoe from the grass.
—Lauren De Young, AZCentral.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Foreman had left a palm print on the magazine of the pistol and had gunshot residue on his hands.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 20 Aug. 2025
Renée, not Bosch, has the idea to test the palm print from Sarah’s window for DNA, and Renée, not Bosch, interviews Wilson’s mother.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 11 July 2025
There are lamps made out of gold palm trees, hyper-colourful palm prints on chairs and neon signs on tropical wallpaper.
—Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
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“Palm print.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/palm%20print. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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