empalement

English

Engraving of calyx of Erica acuminata, termed empalement in the original

Etymology

empale +‎ -ment

Noun

empalement (plural empalements)

1. 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.

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French

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Noun

empalement m (plural empalements)

1. impalement

Related terms

• empaler

Further reading

• “empalement”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.