[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

pale \pale\ p=al, a. compar. paler p=al"~er;
   superl. palest. f. p^ale, fr. p^alir to turn pale, l.
   pallere to be or look pale. cf. appall, fallow, pall,
   v. i., pallid.
   1913 webster
   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.
      1913 webster

            speechless he stood and pale.         --milton.
      1913 webster

            they are not of complexion red or pale. --t.
                                                  randolph.
      1913 webster

   2. not bright or brilliant; of a faint luster or hue; dim;
      as, the pale light of the moon.
      1913 webster

            the night, methinks, is but the daylight sick;
            it looks a little paler.              --shak.
      1913 webster

   note: pale is often used in the formation of self-explaining
         compounds; as, pale-colored, pale-eyed, pale-faced,
         pale-looking, etc.
         1913 webster
see also:
paler palest appall fallow pall pallid 

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