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impalement
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Impalement
(gcide) | Impalement \Im*pale"ment\, n.
1. The act of impaling, or the state of being impaled.
--Byron.
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2. An inclosing by stakes or pales, or the space so inclosed.
--H. Brooke.
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3. That which hedges in; inclosure. [R.] --Milton.
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4. (Her.) 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 Impale, 3.
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impalement
(gcide) | Empalement \Em*pale"ment\, n. [Cf. F. empalement, fr. empaler.
See Empale.] [Written also impalement.]
1. A fencing, inclosing, or fortifying with stakes.
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2. A putting to death by thrusting a sharpened stake through
the body.
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3. (Her.) Same as Impalement.
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impalement
(wn) | impalement
n 1: the act of piercing with a sharpened stake as a form of
punishment or torture |
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Impalement
(gcide) | Impalement \Im*pale"ment\, n.
1. The act of impaling, or the state of being impaled.
--Byron.
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2. An inclosing by stakes or pales, or the space so inclosed.
--H. Brooke.
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3. That which hedges in; inclosure. [R.] --Milton.
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4. (Her.) 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 Impale, 3.
[1913 Webster]Empalement \Em*pale"ment\, n. [Cf. F. empalement, fr. empaler.
See Empale.] [Written also impalement.]
1. A fencing, inclosing, or fortifying with stakes.
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2. A putting to death by thrusting a sharpened stake through
the body.
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3. (Her.) Same as Impalement.
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