palp

Noun

CIDE DICTIONARY

palp, n. [Cf. F. palpe. See Palpable.].

Same as Palpus. [1913 Webster]

palp, v. t. [L. palpare: cf. F. palper.].

To have a distinct touch or feeling of; to feel. [1913 Webster]

"To bring a palpèd darkness o'er the earth." [1913 Webster]

palp, n. (also palpus) (pl. palps or palpi) a segmented sense-organ at the mouth of an arthropod; a feeler.

Derivative

palpal adj.

Etymology

L palpus f. palpare feel