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paled
Verb
  • ∙ simple past tense and past participle of pale
Adjective
  • ∙ Striped. obsolete
  • ∙ Enclosed with a paling. obsolete
pale
Adjective
  • ∙ Light in color.
  • ∙ Having a pallor (a light color, especially due to sickness, shock, fright etc.). of human skin
  • ∙ Feeble, faint.
Verb
  • ∙ To turn pale; to lose colour. intransitive
  • ∙ To become insignificant. intransitive
  • ∙ To make pale; to diminish the brightness of. transitive
Noun
  • ∙ Paleness; pallor. obsolete
Noun
  • ∙ A wooden stake; a picket.
  • ∙ Fence made from wooden stake; palisade. archaic
  • ∙ Limits, bounds (especially before of). by extension
  • ∙ The bounds of morality, good behaviour or judgment in civilized company, in the phrase beyond the pale.
  • ∙ A vertical band down the middle of a shield. heraldry
  • ∙ A territory or defensive area within a specific boundary or under a given jurisdiction. archaic
    • ∙ The parts of Ireland under English jurisdiction. historical
    • ∙ The territory around Calais under English control (from the 14th to 16th centuries). historical
    • ∙ A portion of Russia in which Jews were permitted to live. historical
  • ∙ The jurisdiction (territorial or otherwise) of an authority. archaic
  • ∙ A cheese scoop.
  • ∙ A shore for bracing a timber before it is fastened.
Verb
  • ∙ To enclose with pales, or as if with pales; to encircle or encompass; to fence off.