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The inner and somewhat concave part of the hand between the bases of the fingers and the wrist. Clench'd her fingers till they bit the palm. Tennyson.

A secondary or inner corolla; a corona, as of the Narcissus.

A number of persons invited to a social entertainment; a select company; as, a dinner party; also, the entertainment itself; as, to give a party.

Narrow at the inner, and very broad at the other, end, or having its arms of that shape; -- said of a cross. See Illust. (8) of Cross. [Written also paté, patee.]

The recesses, or innermost parts, of any thing or place, especially of a temple or palace.

To pierce into by the mind; to arrive at the inner contents or meaning of, as of a mysterious or difficult subject; to comprehend; to understand. Things which here were too subtile for us to penetrate. Ray.

such as the cella of a temple. Used in the former sense, it gives name to the larger and inner court of a Roman dwelling, the peristyle. See Colonnade.

One of the filaments on the inner surface of the gastric cavity of certain jellyfishes.

A layer of green parenchimatous cells formed on the inner side of the phellogen.

ng representing the head of a dart or javelin, with long barbs which are engrailed on the inner edge.

That portion of fibrovascular bundles which corresponds to the inner bark; the liber tissue; -- distinguished from xylem.

A block under the inner end of a bowsprit.

rly much used as a mordant for madder and cochineal. -- Pink saucer, a small saucer, the inner surface of which is covered with a pink pigment.

Having the shape of a placenta, or circular thickened disk somewhat thinner about the middle.

A prize giving to the winner in a contest.

Having the teeth consolidated with the inner edge of the jaw, as in some lizards.

A puddle; a plash. Skinner.

Having a curved projection or spine on the inner side of a leg joint; -- said of insects.

A game at billiards, in which each of the players stakes a certain sum, the winner taking the whole; also, in public billiard rooms, a game in which the loser pays the entrance fee for all who engage in the game; a game of skill in pocketing the balls on a pool table.

Happening, or done, after dinner; after-dinner; as, postprandial speeches.