Pal`i*sade", n. A line of bold
cliffs, esp. one showing basaltic columns; -- usually in pl.,
and orig. used as the name of the cliffs on the west bank of the lower
Hudson.
Pal`i*sade" (?), n. [F.
palissade, cf. Sp. palizada, It. palizzata,
palizzo, LL. palissata; all fr. L. palus a stake,
pale. See Pale a stake.] 1. (Fort.)
A strong, long stake, one end of which is set firmly in the
ground, and the other is sharpened; also, a fence formed of such
stakes set in the ground as a means of defense.
2. Any fence made of pales or sharp
stakes.
Palisade cells (Bot.), vertically
elongated parenchyma cells, such as are seen beneath the epidermis of
the upper surface of many leaves. -- Palisade
worm (Zoöl.), a nematoid worm (Strongylus
armatus), parasitic in the blood vessels of the horse, in which it
produces aneurisms, often fatal.
Pal`i*sade", v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Palisaded; p. pr. & vb. n.
Palisading.] [Cf. F. palissader.] To surround,
inclose, or fortify, with palisades.
Pal`i*sade", n. A line of bold
cliffs, esp. one showing basaltic columns; -- usually in pl.,
and orig. used as the name of the cliffs on the west bank of the lower
Hudson.
