palper, v.a., to feel, to palp; to feel about; to pocket, to receive. — de l’argent; to finger money. — l’eau; to dip the oar.
palpitant, -e, adj., palpitating, panting. Cœur —; throbbing, beating, heart. Des membres —s; quivering limbs.
palpitation, n.f., palpitation; throbbing, throb; beating; quivering, quiver; thrill, flutter, fluttering.
palpiter, v.n., to palpitate, to throb; to pant, to beat; to thrill, to quiver; to flutter. Le cœur lui palpite; his heart flutters.
palplanche, n.f., sheeting-pile (mas.).
palsambleu! par la sambleu! int., zounds! forsooth! (an oath peculiar to Louis XI.).
paltoquet, n.m., clown, clownish fellow; nobody.
paludéen, -ne (-dé-in, -dé-è-n), adj., paludal, marshy. Fièvre —ne; marsh-fever.
paludier, n.m., salt-maker.
paludière, n.f., salt-marsh.