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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Amazon will not store or access any of patients’ health data or personal information beyond their palm prints, NYU Langone said.
—Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 3 Mar. 2025
Investigators also found an unknown palm print on the door of the wine cellar where JonBenét was found.
—Aja Romano, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Jarred Patterson: The palm print belonged to Zach Abell.
—Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 19 Oct. 2024
Like the shower curtain rod investigators recovered that had palm print impressions in Aileen's blood.
—Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 19 Oct. 2024
But New Haven detectives who investigated the assault said his palm print was found on one of the envelopes that held the victim’s cash.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 18 July 2024
The Crime Scene Unit processed the work truck at the scene and found a palm print, then used law enforcement databases to identify the person who left the palmprint.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 23 May 2024
The suspect, caught on camera, appears to have left his fingerprint and palm prints behind on the glass, Downey said.
—Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 4 May 2024
Officials said Bryant's palm prints were lifted from Coleman's vehicle.
—Jade Thomas, The Indianapolis Star, 17 Apr. 2024
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Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 3 Mar. 2025
Investigators also found an unknown palm print on the door of the wine cellar where JonBenét was found.
—Aja Romano, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Jarred Patterson: The palm print belonged to Zach Abell.
—Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 19 Oct. 2024
Like the shower curtain rod investigators recovered that had palm print impressions in Aileen's blood.
—Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 19 Oct. 2024
But New Haven detectives who investigated the assault said his palm print was found on one of the envelopes that held the victim’s cash.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 18 July 2024
The Crime Scene Unit processed the work truck at the scene and found a palm print, then used law enforcement databases to identify the person who left the palmprint.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 23 May 2024
The suspect, caught on camera, appears to have left his fingerprint and palm prints behind on the glass, Downey said.
—Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 4 May 2024
Officials said Bryant's palm prints were lifted from Coleman's vehicle.
—Jade Thomas, The Indianapolis Star, 17 Apr. 2024
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“Palm print.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/palm%20print. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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