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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Palpable \Pal"pa*ble\, a. [F. palpable, L. palpabilis, fr.
palpare to feel, stroke; cf. palpus the soft palm of the
hand.]
1. Capable of being touched and felt; perceptible by the
touch; as, a palpable form. --Shak.
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Darkness must overshadow all his bounds,
Palpable darkness. --Milton.
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2. Easily perceptible; plain; distinct; obvious; readily
perceived and detected; gross; as, palpable imposture;
palpable absurdity; palpable errors. "Three persons
palpable." --P. Plowman.
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[Lies] gross as a mountain, open, palpable. --Shak.
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A hit, A very palpable hit. --Shak.
(Hamlet)
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adv.
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