appaumé

adjective

ap·​pau·​mé

variants or appaumée or less commonly apaumé

¦a(ˌ)pō¦mā

heraldry : opened out so as to show the palm of the hand

Word History

Etymology

French appaumé, from ap- (from Latin, from ad-) + -paumé (from paume palm of the hand)

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