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
Recent Examples on the Web
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
His thumbprint and palm print were later lifted from the scooter, authorities allege.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 14 Feb. 2024
Authorities later linked a palm print found in Polly’s bedroom to the convict.
—Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 4 Dec. 2023
Alexandra wore a coral Carolina Herrera dress adorned with red flowers and a green palm print.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2023
In 1976, he was arrested a few months after his palm print was found in a getaway car that had been used in a bombing.
—David Segal, New York Times, 13 Oct. 2023
The offense that would ultimately yield the palm print was a broken taillight.
—Time, 2 Oct. 2023
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
His thumbprint and palm print were later lifted from the scooter, authorities allege.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 14 Feb. 2024
Authorities later linked a palm print found in Polly’s bedroom to the convict.
—Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 4 Dec. 2023
Alexandra wore a coral Carolina Herrera dress adorned with red flowers and a green palm print.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2023
In 1976, he was arrested a few months after his palm print was found in a getaway car that had been used in a bombing.
—David Segal, New York Times, 13 Oct. 2023
The offense that would ultimately yield the palm print was a broken taillight.
—Time, 2 Oct. 2023
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“Palm print.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/palm%20print. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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