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De - Pt| English Dictionary: impalement | by the DICT Development Group |
| 3 results for impalement | |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Empalement \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}. | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Impalement \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. | |
