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palisade /pal'euh sayd"/, n. , v. , palisaded, palisading. n. 1. a fence of pales or stakes set firmly in the ground, as for enclosure or defense. 2. any of a number of pales or stakes pointed at the top and set firmly in the ground in a close row with others to form a defense. 3. Bot. See palisade parenchyma. 4. palisades, a line of cliffs. v.t. 5. to furnish or fortify with a palisade. [1590-1600; < F palissade < OPr palissada, equiv. to paliss(a) paling (deriv. of pal stake, PALE2) + -ada -ADE1] |