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impalement n. 刺住;刺刑 刺住;刺刑 impalement n 1: the act of piercing with a sharpened stake as a form of punishment or tortureImpalement \ Im* pale" ment\, n. 1. The act of impaling, or the state of being impaled. -- Byron. [ 1913 Webster] 2. An inclosing by stakes or pales, or the space so inclosed. -- H. Brooke. [ 1913 Webster] 3. That which hedges in; inclosure. [ R.] -- Milton. [ 1913 Webster] 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. [ 1913 Webster]
Empalement \ Em* pale" ment\, n. [ Cf. F. empalement, fr. empaler. See { Empale}.] [ Written also { impalement}.] 1. A fencing, inclosing, or fortifying with stakes. [ 1913 Webster] 2. A putting to death by thrusting a sharpened stake through the body. [ 1913 Webster] 3. ( Her.) Same as { Impalement}. [ 1913 Webster]
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