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Impalement   Listen
noun
Impalement  n.  
1.
The act of impaling, or the state of being impaled.
2.
An inclosing by stakes or pales, or the space so inclosed.
3.
That which hedges in; inclosure. (R.)
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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"Impalement" Quotes from Famous Books



... quarters in this country town. The Albergo di Pompeii is a truly sumptuous place. Sofas, tables, and chairs in our sitting-room are made of buffalo horns, very cleverly pieced together, but torturing the senses with suggestions of impalement. Sitting or standing, one felt insecure. When would the points run into us? when should we begin to break these incrustations off? and would the whole fabric crumble at a touch into ...
— Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Complete - Series I, II, and III • John Symonds


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