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单词 paliform
释义

pale2 /pāl/

noun
  1. A stake of wood driven into the ground for fencing
  2. Anything that encloses or fences in
  3. A limit
  4. The limit of what can be accepted as decent or tolerable (figurative)
  5. An enclosure
  6. A marked-off district
  7. A broad stripe from top to bottom of a shield (heraldry)
transitive verb
  1. To enclose with stakes
  2. To fence
  3. To encircle, crown (Shakespeare)
ORIGIN: Fr pal, from L pālus a stake

paleˈwise adverb (heraldry)

Vertically, like a pale

palificāˈtion /pal- or pāl-/ noun

The act of strengthening with stakes

pālˈiform adjective

pālˈing noun

  1. The act of fencing
  2. Wood or stakes for fencing
  3. A fence of stakes connected by horizontal pieces
  4. An upright stake or board in a fence

pālˈy adjective (heraldry)

Divided by vertical lines

beyond the pale

  1. Intolerable
  2. Unacceptable

English Pale

The district in Ireland within which only the English had power for centuries after the invasion in 1172

Jewish Pale

The district of SW Russia in which only Jews were formerly allowed to live

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