Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Palometa

‖Pa′lo‐me″ta (?), n.(Zoöl.) A pompano.

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Palp

Palp (pălp), n. [Cf. F. palpe. See Palpable.] (Zoöl.) Same as Palpus.

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Palp (2)

Palp, v. t. [L. palpare: cf. F. palper.] To have a distinct touch or feeling of; to feel.To bring a palpèd darkness o'er the earth. Heywood.

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Palpability

Pal′pa‐bil″i‐ty (?), n. The quality of being palpable, or perceptible by the touch. Arbuthnot.

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Palpable

Pal″pa‐ble (?), a. [F. palpable, L. palpabilis, fr. palpare to feel, stroke; cf. palpus the soft palm of the hand.] 1. Capable of being touched and felt; perceptible by the touc...

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Palpation

Pal‐pa″tion (?), n. [L. palpatio, fr. palpare. See Palpable.] 1. Act of touching or feeling.2. (Med.) Examination of a patient by touch. Quain.

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Palpator

‖Pal‐pa″tor (?), n.(Zoöl.) One of a family of clavicorn beetles, including those which have very long maxillary palpi.

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Palpebra

‖Pal″pe‐bra (?), n.; pl.Palpebræ (#). (Zoöl.) The eyelid.

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Palpebral

Pal″pe‐bral (?), a. [L. palpebralis, fr. palpebra: cf. F. palpébral.] Of or pertaining to the eyelids.

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Palpebrate

Pal″pe‐brate (?), a.(Zoöl.) Having eyelids.

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Palped

Palped (pălpt), a.(Zoöl.) Having a palpus.

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Palpi

‖Pal″pi (păl″pī), n., pl. of Palpus. (Zoöl.) See Palpus.

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Palpicorn

Pal″pi‐corn (?), n. [See Palpus, and Cornu.] (Zoöl.) One of a group of aquatic beetles (Palpicornia) having short club-shaped antennæ, and long maxillary palpi.

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Palpifer

Pal″pi‐fer (?), n. [Palpus + L. ferre to bear.] (Zoöl.) Same as Palpiger.

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Palpiform

Pal″pi‐form (?), a. [Palpus + -form: cf. F. palpiforme.] (Zoöl.) Having the form of a palpus.

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Palpiger

Pal″pi‐ger (?), n. [See Palpigerous.] (Zoöl.) That portion of the labium which bears the palpi in insects.

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Palpigerous

Pal‐pig″er‐ous (?), a. [Palpus + -gerous.] (Zoöl.) Bearing a palpus. Kirby.

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Palpitant

Pal″pi‐tant (?), a. [L. palpitans, p. pr.] Palpitating; throbbing; trembling. Carlyle.

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Palpitate

Pal″pi‐tate (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Palpitated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Palpitating (?).] [L. palpitare, palpitatum, v. intens. fr. pappare. See Palpable.] To beat rapidly and more s...

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Palpitation

Pal′pi‐ta″tion (?), n. [L. palpitatio: cf. F. palpitation.] A rapid pulsation; a throbbing; esp., an abnormal, rapid beating of the heart as when excited by violent exertion, st...

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Palpless

Palp″less (?), a.(Zoöl.) Without a palpus.

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Palpocil

Pal″po‐cil (?), n. [See Palpus, and Cilium.] (Zoöl.) A minute soft filamentary process springing from the surface of certain hydroids and sponges.

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Palpus

‖Pal″pus (?), n.; pl.Palpi (#). [NL. See Palp.] (Zoöl.) A feeler; especially, one of the jointed sense organs attached to the mouth organs of insects, arachnids, crustaceans, an...

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Palsgrave

Pals″grave′ (?), n. [D. paltsgraaf; palts palace (l. palatium) + graaf count; cf. G. pfalzgraf. See Palace, and Landgrave.] (Ger. Hist.) A count or earl who presided in the dome...

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Palsgravine

Pals″gra‐vine′ (?), n. [D. paltsgravin: cf. G. pfalzgrafin.] The consort or widow of a palsgrave.

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Palsical

Pal″si‐cal (?), a. [From Palsy.] Affected with palsy; palsied; paralytic. Johnson.

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Palsied

Pal″sied (?), a. Affected with palsy; paralyzed.