empalement
English
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Engraving of calyx of Erica acuminata, termed empalement in the original
Etymology
empale + -ment
Noun
empalement (plural empalements)
- Obsolete form of impalement. in particular in botany as a term for the calyx of a flower.
- 1809 Andrews, H.C. Coloured Engravings of Heaths vol III
- Erica acuminata. ...
Empalement. Cup four-leaved; leaflets awl-shaped, keeled, and sharp-pointed.
- Erica acuminata. ...
- 1809 Andrews, H.C. Coloured Engravings of Heaths vol III
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French
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Noun
empalement m (plural empalements)
- impalement
Related terms
- empaler
Further reading
- “empalement”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.