impalement en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From Middle French empalement; equivalent to impale + -ment.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) The act of torturing or executing someone by impaling them on a sharp stake.
- (countable, uncountable) The joining of two coats of arms on one shield.
- (countable, uncountable) A space fenced in, such as by palings, possibly in the form of an enclosure or cup.
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(countable, obsolete, uncountable) In the sense of an enclosure, the calyx of a flower. (In still older works, also spelt empalement.)
The parts of fructification are seven in number... The First part is the calyx, impalement, or flower cup.
1823, Charles Mead, The School Exercise:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| impalements | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| empalement | alternative | lexicographic |
Translations (16)
de Pfählung (act of torturing) · fr empalement (act of torturing) · cmn 刺穿 (act of torturing) · nb spidding (act of torturing) · pl nabicie na pal (act of torturing) · pl nabijanie na pal (act of torturing) · es empalamiento (act of torturing) · eo palisumo (act of torturing) · ca empalament (act of torturing) · cmn 穿刺 (act of torturing) · ja 串刺し (act of torturing) · pt empalamento (act of torturing) · pl nawlekanie na pal (act of torturing) · gl empalamento (act of torturing) · ar خَوزَقَة (act of torturing) · ru посаже́ние на́ кол (act of torturing)