Pal`i*no"di*al (?), a. Of or pertaining to a palinode, or retraction.
J. Q. Adams.
Pal"i*no*dy (?), n. See Palinode. [Obs.] Wood.
Pal`inu"rus (?), n. [So called from L. Palinurus, the pilot of ∆neas.]
(Naut.) An instrument for obtaining directly, without calculation, the
true bearing of the sun, and thence the variation of the compass
Pal`i*sade" (?), n. [F. palissade, cf. Sp. palizada, It. palizzata,
palizzo, LL. palissata; all fr. L. palus a stake, pale. See Pale a
stake.] 1. (Fort.) A strong, long stake, one end of which is set firmly
in the ground, and the other is sharpened; also, a fence formed of such
stakes set in the ground as a means of defense.