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Empalement

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Noun
  1. 1
    Obsolete form of impalement, in particular in botany as a term for the calyx of a flower. alt-of, obsolete

    "1809 Andrews, H.C. Coloured Engravings of Heaths vol III Erica acuminata. ... Empalement. Cup four-leaved; leaflets awl-shaped, keeled, and sharp-pointed."

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Equivalent to empale + -ment.

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