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pale-
pale-pref. Variant of paleo-.pale1 (peɪl)
adj. pal•er, pal•est, adj. 1. lacking intensity of color; colorless or whitish: a pale complexion. 2. of a low degree of chroma, saturation, or purity; approaching white or gray: pale yellow. 3. not bright or brilliant; dim: the pale moon. 4. faint or feeble; weak: a pale protest. v.i., v.t. 5. to make or become pale: to pale at the sight of blood. [1250–1300; Middle English < Middle French < Latin pallidus pallid] pale′ly, adv. pale′ness, n. pale2 (peɪl)
n., v. paled, pal•ing. n. 1. a stake or picket, as of a fence. 2. an enclosing or confining barrier; enclosure. 3. an enclosed area. 4. limits; bounds: outside the pale of my jurisdiction. 5. a district or region within designated bounds. 6. a central vertical stripe in a heraldic escutcheon. v.t. 7. to enclose with pales; fence. 8. to encircle or encompass. Idioms: beyond the pale, beyond the limits of propriety, courtesy, etc. [1300–50; Middle English (north), Old English pāl < Latin pālus stake] pale- var. of paleo- before vowels: palearctic. Also, esp. Brit.,palae-.
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pale(o)- word element [Gr.], old.paleo- , pale-Old, primitive, primary, early. [G. palaios, old, ancient] paleo- , pale-Combining forms meaning old, primordial, primary, early. [G. palaios, old, ancient]ThesaurusSeepale |