ge-palmtwīged

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ge-palmtwīged, adj/participle: palm-twigged, adorned with palm twigs. (yeh-PALM-TWEE-yed / jɛ-ˈpalm-ˌtwiː-jɛd)

Medieval manuscript image of Christ entering Jerusalem on a donkey holding a palm leaf; two men are in a tree gathering palm leaves, and another man lays a cloth out for the donkey to walk on.
Bamberger Psalter; Germany (Bamberg or Regensberg), c. 1220-1230; Staatsbibliothek Bamberg, Msc.Bibl.48, f. 61v. [artsandculture.google.com]

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