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Empale
Empale Em*pale", v. t. [Pref. em- (L. in) + pale: cf. OF.
empalir.]
To make pale. [Obs.]
No bloodless malady empales their face. --G. Fletcher.
EmpaleEmpale Em*pale", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Empaled; p. pr. & vb.
n. Empaling.] [OF. empaler to palisade, pierce, F. empaler
to punish by empalement; pref. em- (L. in) + OF. & F. pal a
pale, stake. See Pale a stake, and cf. Impale.] [Written
also impale.]
1. To fence or fortify with stakes; to surround with a line
of stakes for defense; to impale.
All that dwell near enemies empale villages, to save
themselves from surprise. --Sir W.
Raleigh.
2. To inclose; to surround. See Impale.
3. To put to death by thrusting a sharpened stake through the
body.
4. (Her.) Same as Impale. EmpaledEmpale Em*pale", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Empaled; p. pr. & vb.
n. Empaling.] [OF. empaler to palisade, pierce, F. empaler
to punish by empalement; pref. em- (L. in) + OF. & F. pal a
pale, stake. See Pale a stake, and cf. Impale.] [Written
also impale.]
1. To fence or fortify with stakes; to surround with a line
of stakes for defense; to impale.
All that dwell near enemies empale villages, to save
themselves from surprise. --Sir W.
Raleigh.
2. To inclose; to surround. See Impale.
3. To put to death by thrusting a sharpened stake through the
body.
4. (Her.) Same as Impale. EmpalementEmpalement Em*pale"ment, n. [Cf. F. empalement, fr. empaler.
See Empale.] [Written also impalement.]
1. A fencing, inclosing, or fortifying with stakes.
2. A putting to death by thrusting a sharpened stake through
the body.
3. (Her.) Same as Impalement. impaleEmpale Em*pale", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Empaled; p. pr. & vb.
n. Empaling.] [OF. empaler to palisade, pierce, F. empaler
to punish by empalement; pref. em- (L. in) + OF. & F. pal a
pale, stake. See Pale a stake, and cf. Impale.] [Written
also impale.]
1. To fence or fortify with stakes; to surround with a line
of stakes for defense; to impale.
All that dwell near enemies empale villages, to save
themselves from surprise. --Sir W.
Raleigh.
2. To inclose; to surround. See Impale.
3. To put to death by thrusting a sharpened stake through the
body.
4. (Her.) Same as Impale. ImpaleImpale Im*pale", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Impaled; p. pr. & vb.
n. Impaling.] [See 2d Empale.]
1. To pierce with a pale; to put to death by fixing on a
sharp stake. See Empale.
Then with what life remains, impaled, and left To
writhe at leisure round the bloody stake. --Addison.
2. To inclose, as with pales or stakes; to surround.
Impale him with your weapons round about. --Shak.
Impenetrable, impaled with circling fire. --Milton.
3. (Her.) To join, as two coats of arms on one shield,
palewise; hence, to join in honorable mention.
Ordered the admission of St. Patrick to the same to
be matched and impaled with the blessed Virgin in
the honor thereof. --Fuller. ImpaledImpale Im*pale", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Impaled; p. pr. & vb.
n. Impaling.] [See 2d Empale.]
1. To pierce with a pale; to put to death by fixing on a
sharp stake. See Empale.
Then with what life remains, impaled, and left To
writhe at leisure round the bloody stake. --Addison.
2. To inclose, as with pales or stakes; to surround.
Impale him with your weapons round about. --Shak.
Impenetrable, impaled with circling fire. --Milton.
3. (Her.) To join, as two coats of arms on one shield,
palewise; hence, to join in honorable mention.
Ordered the admission of St. Patrick to the same to
be matched and impaled with the blessed Virgin in
the honor thereof. --Fuller. impalementEmpalement Em*pale"ment, n. [Cf. F. empalement, fr. empaler.
See Empale.] [Written also impalement.]
1. A fencing, inclosing, or fortifying with stakes.
2. A putting to death by thrusting a sharpened stake through
the body.
3. (Her.) Same as Impalement. ImpalementImpalement Im*pale"ment, n.
1. The act of impaling, or the state of being impaled.
--Byron.
2. An inclosing by stakes or pales, or the space so inclosed.
--H. Brooke.
3. That which hedges in; inclosure. [R.] --Milton.
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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