v. t. [ L. palpare: cf. F. palper. ] To have a distinct touch or feeling of; to feel. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
To bring a palpèd darkness o'er the earth. Heywood. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. F. palpe. See Palpable. ] (Zool.) Same as Palpus. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The quality of being palpable, or perceptible by the touch. Arbuthnot. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ F. palpable, L. palpabilis, fr. palpare to feel, stroke; cf. palpus the soft palm of the hand. ]
Darkness must overshadow all his bounds,
Palpable darkness. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
[ Lies ] gross as a mountain, open, palpable. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
A hit, A very palpable hit. Shak. (Hamlet) [ 1913 Webster ]
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v. t. To examine for medical purposes by touching, as of body parts;
n. [ L. palpatio, fr. palpare. See Palpable. ]
‖n. [ L., a stroker. ] (Zool.) One of a family of clavicorn beetles, including those which have very long maxillary palpi. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n.;
a. [ L. palpebralis, fr. palpebra: cf. F. palpébral. ] Of or pertaining to the eyelids. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Zool.) Having eyelids. [ 1913 Webster ]