Pale

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English


Pronunciation

Homophones

Adjective

pale (comparative paler, superlative palest)

  1. light in color.

Translations

Noun

Pale (plural Pales)

  1. a wooden stake.
  2. (archaic{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}) A territory or defensive area that one nation holds in another country, e.g., Britain’s medieval control of Calais in France or Dublin in Ireland.
  3. The bounds of morality, good behaviour or judgment in civilized company, in the phrase beyond the pale.
  4. In heraldry, a vertical band down the middle of a shield.

Translations

  • Polish: pal m.

Verb

pale (paled, paled)

  1. to become pale.

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Related terms



Estonian

Noun

pale

  1. cheek



French

Etymology

Latin pala

Noun

pale

  1. blade



Kurdish

Noun

pale

  1. worker



Swahili

Pronoun

pale

  1. therefr:pale

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