pale fence
1Pale — Pale, n. [F. pal, fr. L. palus: cf. D. paal. See {Pole} a stake, and 1st {Pallet}.] 1. A pointed stake or slat, either driven into the ground, or fastened to a rail at the top and bottom, for fencing or inclosing; a picket. [1913 Webster] Deer… …
2pale — pale1 [pāl] adj. paler, palest [OFr < L pallidus, pale: see FALLOW2] 1. of a whitish or colorless complexion; pallid; wan 2. lacking intensity or brilliance: said of color, light, etc.; faint; dim 3. feeble; weak [a pale imitation] …
3pale — Ⅰ. pale [1] ► ADJECTIVE 1) of a light shade or hue; approaching white. 2) (of a person s face) having little colour, through shock, fear, illness, etc. 3) unimpressive or inferior: a pale imitation. ► VERB 1) become pale in one s face …
4Pale — Pale, v. t. To inclose with pales, or as with pales; to encircle; to encompass; to fence off. [1913 Webster] [Your isle, which stands] ribbed and paled in With rocks unscalable and roaring waters. Shak. [1913 Webster] …
5pale — I. /peɪl / (say payl) adjective (paler, palest) 1. of a whitish appearance; without intensity of colour: pale complexion. 2. of a low degree of chroma, saturation, or purity; approaching white or grey: pale yellow. 3. lacking in brightness; dim:… …
6pale — pale1 palely, adv. paleness, n. /payl/, adj., paler, palest, v., paled, paling. adj. 1. lacking intensity of color; colorless or whitish: a pale complexion. 2. of a low degree of chroma, saturation, or purity; approaching whit …
7pale — I adj 1. colorless, hueless, toneless, uncol ored, achromic, achromous, achromatic; drab, dreary, flat, mat, lusterless, lackluster; bleached, blanched, washed out, etiolated; wan, pallid, Obs. blate, pale faced, anemic, sickly; waxen, sallow,… …
8pale — pale1 adjective 1》 containing little colour or pigment; light in colour or shade. ↘(of a person s face) having little colour, typically as a result of shock, fear, or ill health. 2》 unimpressive or inferior: a pale imitation. verb 1》 become… …
9pale — I [[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:… …
10Pale (heraldry) — Argent a pale gules A pale is a term used in heraldic blazon and vexillology to describe a charge on a coat of arms (or flag), that takes the form of a band running vertically down the center of the shield. Writers broadly agree that the width of …