palp (plural palps or palpi)
(zoology) A pedipalp, an appendage found near the mouth in invertebrates; has a variety of functions but is often primarily used for predating.
Synonyms: palpus, pedipalp
palp (countable and uncountable, plural palps)
A fleshy part of a fingertip.
(medicine, uncountable, colloquial) Short for palpation.
• (appendage): pedipalp
palp (third-person singular simple present palps, present participle palping, simple past and past participle palped)
To feel, to explore by touch.
palp (not comparable)
(medicine, colloquial) Palpatory; obtained by palpation.
• Appl., Lapp, appl., plap
Source: Wiktionary
Palp, n. Etym: [Cf. F. palpe. See Palpable.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: Same as Palpus.
Palp, v. t. Etym: [L. palpare: cf. F. palper.]
Definition: To have a distinct touch or feeling of; to feel. [Obs.] To bring a palpèd darkness o'er the earth. Heywood.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
15 April 2025
(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; “their business venture was doomed from the start”; “an ill-fated business venture”; “an ill-starred romance”; “the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons”- W.H.Prescott
According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.
