pale

pale
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[[t]peɪl[/t]]
adj. pal•er, pal•est,
1) lacking intensity of color; colorless or whitish:
a pale complexion[/ex]
2) of a low degree of chroma, saturation, or purity; approaching white or gray:
pale yellow[/ex]
3) not bright or brilliant; dim:
the pale moon[/ex]
4) faint or feeble; weak:
a pale protest[/ex]
5) to make or become pale:
to pale at the sight of blood[/ex]
Etymology: 1250–1300; ME < MF < L pallidus pallid pale′ly, adv. pale′ness, n. II
pale
[[t]peɪl[/t]] n. v. paled, pal•ing
1) bui 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[/ex]
5) a district or region within designated bounds
6) her a central vertical stripe in a heraldic escutcheon
7) bui to enclose with pales; fence
8) to encircle or encompass
Etymology: 1300–50; ME (north), OE pāl < L lus stake

From formal English to slang. 2014.

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