In classical times, a unit of distance, in concept the width of the human
palm, = 4 daktyloi. 
An alternative spelling, considered more correct by some, is
παλαστή.
| Attic | 7.4 centimeters |
| Olympic | 8.0 cm |
| Pergamene | 8.3 cm |
| Aeginetan | 8.3 cm |
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