Defn: A feeler; especially, one of the jointed sense organs attached to the mouth organs of insects, arachnids, crustaceans, and annelids; as, the mandibular palpi, maxillary palpi, and labial palpi. The palpi of male spiders serve as sexual organs. Called also palp. See Illust. of Arthrogastra and Orthoptera.
PALSGRAVE
Pals"grave`, n. Etym: [D. paltsgraaf; palts palace (l. palatium) +
graaf count; cf. G. pfalzgraf. See Palace, and Landgrave.] (Ger.
Hist.)
Defn: A count or earl who presided in the domestic court, and had the superintendence, of a royal household in Germany.
PALSGRAVINE
Pals"gra*vine`, n.Etym: [D. paltsgravin: cf. G. pfalzgrafin.]
Defn: The consort or widow of a palsgrave.
PALSICAL
Pal"si*cal, a.Etym: [From Palsy.]
Defn: Affected with palsy; palsied; paralytic. [R.] Johnson.
PALSIED
Pal"sied, a.
Defn: Affected with palsy; paralyzed.
PALSTAVE
Pal"stave`, n. Etym: [Dan. paalstav.]