4. (Her.) The division of a shield palewise, or by a vertical line,
esp. for the purpose of putting side by side the arms of husband and
wife. See Impale, 3.
Im*pal"la (?), n. (Zoöl.) The pallah deer of South Africa.
Im*pal"lid (?), v. t. To make pallid; to blanch. [Obs.] Feltham.
Im*palm" (?), v. t. To grasp with or hold in the hand. [R.] J. Barlow.
Im*pal`pa*bil"i*ty (?), n. [Cf. F. impalpabilité.] The quality of being
impalpable. Jortin.
Im*pal"pa*ble (?), a. [Pref. im- not + palpable: cf. F. impalpable.] 1.
Not palpable; that cannot be felt; extremely fine, so that no grit can
be perceived by touch. "Impalpable powder." Boyle.
2. Not material; intangible; incorporeal. "Impalpable, void, and
bodiless." Holland.
3. Not apprehensible, or readily apprehensible, by the mind; unreal;
as, impalpable distinctions.
Im*pal"pa*bly, adv. In an impalpable manner.