PALAMATE
Pal"a*mate, a. [From Palma.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Web-footed.
PALAMEDEAE
Pal`a*me"de*æ, n. pl. Etym: [NL.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: An order, or suborder, including the kamichi, and allied South American birds; — called also screamers. In many anatomical characters they are allied to the Anseres, but they externally resemble the wading birds.
PALAMPORE
Pal`am*pore", n.
Defn: See Palempore.
PALANKA Pa*lan"ka, n. Etym: [Cf. It., Pg., & Sp. palanca, fr.L. palanga, phalanga a pole, Gr. (Mil.)
Defn: A camp permanently intrenched, attached to Turkish frontier fortresses.
PALANQUIN Pal`an*quin", n. Etym: [F. palanquin, Pg. palanquim, Javan. palangki, OJavan. palangkan, through Prakrit fr. Skr. parya, palya, bed, couch; pari around (akin to E. pref. peri-) + a a hook, flank, probably akin to E. angle fishing tackle. Cf. Palkee.]
Defn: An inclosed carriage or litter, commonly about eight feet long, four feet wide, and four feet high, borne on the shoulders of men by means of two projecting poles, — used in India, China, etc., for the conveyance of a single person from place to place. [Written also palankeen.]