I. ˈpalp, ˈpau̇p transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Middle French palper, from Latin palpare to stroke, caress, flatter — more at feel
1. : to experience a touch sensation from : touch , feel , handle
2. obsolete : to address in a manner designed to please or flatter : cajole
II. noun
( -s )
Etymology: French palpe, from palper or from Latin palpus stroking, caress; akin to Latin palpare
: palpus: as
a. : one of two leaflike fleshy appendages on each side of the mouth of a lamellibranch mollusk
b. : a lobe-shaped sensory process of each side of the head of a chaetopod worm