Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Palpable

Palpable , adjective

[French palpable, Latin palpabilis, from palpare to feel, stroke; compare palpus the soft palm of the hand.]

1.
Capable of being touched and felt; perceptible by the touch; as, a palpable form. — Shakespeare
Darkness must overshadow all his bounds, Palpable darkness. — Milton
2.
Easily perceptible; plain; distinct; obvious; readily perceived and detected; gross; as, palpable imposture; palpable absurdity; palpable errors.
Three persons palpable. — P. Plowman
[Lies] gross as a mountain, open, palpable. — Shakespeare
A hit, A very palpable hit. — Shak. (Hamlet)