'Impaling' definitions:

Definition of 'Impaling'

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  • Impale \Im*pale"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Impaled; p. pr. & vb. n. Impaling.] [See 2d Empale.]
  • 1. To pierce with a pale; to put to death by fixing on a sharp stake. See Empale. [1913 Webster]
  • Then with what life remains, impaled, and left To writhe at leisure round the bloody stake. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To inclose, as with pales or stakes; to surround. [1913 Webster]
  • Impale him with your weapons round about. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • Impenetrable, impaled with circling fire. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. (Her.) To join, as two coats of arms on one shield, palewise; hence, to join in honorable mention. [1913 Webster]
  • Ordered the admission of St. Patrick to the same to be matched and impaled with the blessed Virgin in the honor thereof. --Fuller. [1913 Webster]

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