Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for PAL'PA-BLE
PAL-PA-BIL'I-TYPAL'PA-BLE-NESS
PAL'PA-BLE, a. [Fr. from L. palpor, to feel; It. palpabile.]
- Perceptible by the touch; that may be felt; as, a palpable substance; palpable darkness. – Shak.
- Gross; coarse; easily perceived and detected; as, a palpable absurdity. – Tillotson.
- Plain; obvious; easily perceptible; as, palpable phenomena: palpable proof. – Hooker. Glanville.
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