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Definition of pale

Pale
Pale Pale, v. t. To inclose with pales, or as with pales; to encircle; to encompass; to fence off. [Your isle, which stands] ribbed and paled in With rocks unscalable and roaring waters. --Shak.
Pale
Pale Pale, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Paled; p. pr. & vb. n. Paling.] To turn pale; to lose color or luster. --Whittier. Apt to pale at a trodden worm. --Mrs. Browning.
Pale
Pale Pale, v. t. To make pale; to diminish the brightness of. The glow?worm shows the matin to be near, And gins to pale his uneffectual fire. --Shak.
Pale
Pale Pale, a. [Compar. Paler; superl. Palest.] [F. p[^a]le, fr. p[^a]lir to turn pale, L. pallere to be o? look pale. Cf. Appall, Fallow, pall, v. i., Pallid.] 1. Wanting in color; not ruddy; dusky white; pallid; wan; as, a pale face; a pale red; a pale blue. ``Pale as a forpined ghost.' --Chaucer. Speechless he stood and pale. --Milton. They are not of complexion red or pale. --T. Randolph. 2. Not bright or brilliant; of a faint luster or hue; dim; as, the pale light of the moon. The night, methinks, is but the daylight sick; It looks a little paler. --Shak. Note: Pale is often used in the formation of self-explaining compounds; as, pale-colored, pale-eyed, pale-faced, pale-looking, etc.
Pale
Pale Pale, n. Paleness; pallor. [R.] --Shak.

Meaning of pale from wikipedia

- up pale in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Pale may refer to: Medieval areas of English conquest: Pale of Calais, in France (1360–1558) The Pale, or...
- Pale Rider is a 1985 American Western film produced and directed by Clint Eastwood, who also stars in the lead role. The title is a reference to the Four...
- The Pale (Irish: An Pháil) or the English Pale (An Pháil Shasanach or An Ghalltacht) was the part of Ireland directly under the control of the English...
- Pale Fire is a 1962 novel by Vladimir Nabokov. The novel is presented as a 999-line poem titled "Pale Fire", written by the fictional poet John Shade...
- The Pale of Settlement was a western region of the Russian Empire with varying borders that existed from 1791 to 1917 (de facto until 1915) in which permanent...
- India pale ale (IPA) is a hoppy beer style within the broader category of pale ale. India pale ale was originally an export beer shipped to India, which...
- Pale ale is a golden to amber coloured beer style brewed with pale malt. The term first appeared in England around 1703 for beers made from malts dried...
- "A Palé" is a song by Spanish singer Rosalía. It was released by Columbia Records on 7 November 2019. Rosalía posted a preview of the video on 6 November...
- Pale Blue Dot is a photograph of Earth taken on February 14, 1990, by the Voyager 1 space probe from an unprecedented distance of approximately 6 billion...
- Look up beyond the pale in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Beyond the pale is a figure of speech that means "behaviour beyond the boundary of acceptability"...