See Also: clinker(1)(dictionary)
clinker(2)(dictionary)
clinker(dictionary)
clinker(dictionary)

palmation (iou) and clinker(1) (iou)


palmation (iou)



palmation noun. L17.
[formed as PALMATE adjective: see -ATION.]
Chiefly Zoology. Palmate formation; a broad surface in a palmate structure.

clinker(1) (iou)



clinker noun1. ME.
[from CLINK verb2 + -ER1.]
A person who or thing which rivets or puts in nails; fig. a clinching argument etc. ME.
A clinched nail, a nail for clinching something. L19.
Comb.: clinker-built adjective (of a boat) made with external planks which overlap downwards and are fastened with clinched nails.