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pale
I. \ˈpāl, esp before pause or consonant -āəl\ adjective
(-er/-est)
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin pallidus, from pallēre to be pale — more at fallow
1.
a. : deficient in color or in intensity or depth of color : dusky white : ashen, pallid, wan
< a pale face >
b. : having the countenance made pale especially as a result of emotional or physical disorder
< she was pale with rage >
2. : not bright or brilliant : of a faint luster : dim
< a pale sun shining through fog >
3. : deficient in intensity or strength : weak, feeble, faint
< a pale imitation of his mighty sire >
< pale prose with the faint sweetness of stale lavender >
4. of a color : deficient in chroma
< a pale pink >
: deficient in vividness of hue or luster but of high brilliance — compare dull
II. verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English palen, from Middle French palir, from pale, adjective
intransitive verb
: to turn pale : lose color or luster : blanch
< she paled at the sight >
transitive verb
: to make pale : diminish the brightness of
< illness paled her cheek >
III. noun
(-s)
Etymology: pale (I)
: paleness, pallor
IV. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English palen, from Middle French paler, from pal pale (stake)
1. : to enclose, provide, or bar with a fence : encompass with or as if with pales : fence, encircle
2. obsolete : to furnish with vertical stripes by way of adornment : stripe
3. present part paleing [origin unknown] : solder
< pale an embossed figure on the surface >
V. noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French pal stake, from Latin palus — more at pole
1.
a. archaic : a palisade of stakes : an enclosing barrier : paling
b. obsolete : a restraining boundary : defense
2.
a. : a pointed stake driven into the ground in forming a palisade or fence
b. : a slat fastened to a rail at top and bottom for fencing : picket
3.
a. : a space or field having bounds : an enclosed or limited region or place : enclosure
b. : a territory or district within certain bounds or under a particular jurisdiction
4. : an area (as of conduct) or the limits (as of speech) within which one is privileged or protected especially by custom (as from censure or retaliation)
< conduct that was beyond the pale >
5.
a. obsolete : a vertical stripe (as on a coat)
b. : a perpendicular stripe in an escutcheon
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- in pale
- per pale
VI. transitive verb
Etymology: origin unknown
dialect England : to beat (barley) to remove the awns
VII. noun
(-s)
Etymology: New Latin palea
: the palea of a grass
VIII. noun
(-s)
Etymology: Latin pala spade, shovel — more at palette
Scotland : a cheese scoop
IX.
dialect England
variant of peel |