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palped

palped is the simple past and past participle of palp.

Meaning of palp

Verb

palp (third-person singular simple present palps, present participle palping, simple past and past participle palped)

  1. To feel, to explore by touch.
    • It is not possible to examine a male patient without making him undress and actually palping him all over.1982, Lawrence Durrell, Constance (Avignon Quintet), Faber & Faber, published 2004, page 729

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Adjective

palped (not comparable)

  1. Having a palpus.

Questions about palped

What does palped mean?
Palped means having a palpus.
What is palped the simple past and past participle of?
Palped is the simple past and past participle of palp.
What part of speech is palped?
Palped is an adjective.

Words near palped in the dictionary

  1. palpebration
  2. palpebritis
  3. palpebrofrontal
  4. palpebronasal
  5. palpebræ
  6. palped
  7. palpi
  8. palpicorn
  9. palpicorns
  10. palpifer
  11. palpiferous

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