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<hw>Im*pale"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Impaled</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Impaling</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[See 2d <er>Empale</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To pierce with a pale; to put to death by fixing on a sharp stake. See <er>Empale</er>.</def>

<blockquote>Then with what life remains, <b>impaled</b>, and left To writhe at leisure round the bloody stake. <i>Addison.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To inclose, as with pales or stakes; to surround.</def>

<blockquote><b>Impale</b> him with your weapons round about. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>Impenetrable, <b>impaled</b> with circling fire. <i>Milton.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>To join, as two coats of arms on one shield, palewise; hence, to join in honorable mention.</def>

<blockquote>Ordered the admission of St. Patrick to the same to be matched and <b>impaled</b> with the blessed Virgin in the honor thereof. <i>Fuller.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Impalement</h1> <Xpage=733>

<hw>Im*pale"ment</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>The act of impaling, or the state of being impaled.</def>

<i>Byron.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>An inclosing by stakes or pales, or the space so inclosed.</def>

<i>H. Brooke.</i>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>That which hedges in; inclosure.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Milton.</i>

<p><b>4.</b> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>The division of a shield palewise, or by a vertical line, esp. for the purpose of putting side by side the arms of husband and wife. See <er>Impale</er>, 3.</def>

<h1>Impalla</h1> <Xpage=733>

<hw>Im*pal"la</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The pallah deer of South Africa.</def>

<h1>Impallid</h1> <Xpage=733>

<hw>Im*pal"lid</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To make pallid; to blanch.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Feltham.</i>

<h1>Impalm</h1> <Xpage=733>

<hw>Im*palm"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To grasp with or hold in the hand.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>J. Barlow.</i>

<h1>Impalpability</h1> <Xpage=733>

<hw>Im*pal`pa*bil"i*ty</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>impalpabilit\'82</ets>.]</ety> <def>The quality of being impalpable.</def>

<i>Jortin.</i>

<h1>Impalpable</h1> <Xpage=733>

<hw>Im*pal"pa*ble</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>im-</ets> not + <ets>palpable</ets>: cf. F. <ets>impalpable</ets>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Not palpable; that cannot be felt; extremely fine, so that no grit can be perceived by touch.</def> "<i>Impalpable</i> powder."