<p><b>4.</b> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Impale</er>.</def>
<h1>Empalement</h1> <Xpage=485>
<hw>Em*pale"ment</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>empalement</ets>, fr. <ets>empaler</ets>. See <er>Empale</er>.]</ety> <def</def>><altsp>[Written also <asp>impalement</asp>.]</altsp>
<p><b>1.</b> <def>A fencing, inclosing, or fortifying with stakes.</def>
<p><b>2.</b> <def>A putting to death by thrusting a sharpened stake through the body.</def>
<p><b>3.</b> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Impalement</er>.</def>
<h1>Empanel</h1> <Xpage=485>
<hw>Em*pan"el</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>em-</ets> (L. <ets>in</ets>) + <ets>panel</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A list of jurors; a panel.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<i>Cowell.</i>
<h1>Empanel</h1> <Xpage=485>
<hw>Em*pan"el</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>See <er>Impanel</er>.</def>
<h1>Empanoplied</h1> <Xpage=485>
<hw>Em*pan"o*plied</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>em-</ets> + <ets>panoply</ets>.]</ety> <def>Completely armed; panoplied.</def>
<i>Tennyson.</i>
<h1>Emparadise</h1> <Xpage=485>
<hw>Em*par"a*dise</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>Same as <er>Imparadise</er>.</def>
<h1>Empark</h1> <Xpage=485>
<hw>Em*park"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>em-</ets> + <ets>park</ets>: cf. OF. <ets>emparchier</ets>, <ets>emparkier</ets>. Cf. <er>Impark</er>.]</ety> <def>To make a park of; to inclose, as with a fence; to impark.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<h1>Emparlance</h1> <Xpage=485>
<hw>Em*par"lance</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Parley; imparlance.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<i>Spenser.</i>
<h1>Empasm</h1> <Xpage=485>
<hw>Em*pasm"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>empasme</ets>, fr. Gr. <?/ to sprinkle in or on; <?/ in + <?/ to sprinkle.]</ety> <def>A perfumed powder sprinkled upon the body to mask the odor of sweat.</def>
<h1>Empassion</h1> <Xpage=485>
<hw>Em*pas"sion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To move with passion; to affect strongly. See <er>Impassion</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<blockquote>Those sights <b>empassion</b> me full near. <i>Spenser.</i></blockquote>
<h1>Empassionate</h1> <Xpage=485>
<hw>Em*pas"sion*ate</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Strongly affected.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
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