impalement
impalement is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.An inclosing by stakes or pales, or the space so inclosed. H. Brooke.
- 2.That which hedges in; inclosure. [R.] Milton.
- 3.(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.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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- What is an inclosing by stakes or pales, or the space so inclosed. H. Brooke called?
- What is that which hedges in; inclosure. [R.] Milton called?
- What is 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 called?
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- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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