Definition of pale

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Pale (n.) One of the greater ordinaries, being a broad perpendicular stripe in an escutcheon, equally distant from the two edges, and occupying one third of it..

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Silurian :: Silurian (a.) Of or pertaining to the country of the ancient Silures; -- a term applied to the earliest of the Paleozoic eras, and also to the strata of the era, because most plainly developed in that country..
Paleolae :: Paleolae (pl. ) of Paleol.
Permian :: Permian (a.) Belonging or relating to the period, and also to the formation, next following the Carboniferous, and regarded as closing the Carboniferous age and Paleozoic era..
Stick :: Stick (n.) To fix on a pointed instrument; to impale; as, to stick an apple on a fork..
Eozoic :: Eozoic (a.) Of or pertaining to rocks or strata older than the Paleozoic, in many of which the eozoon has been found..
Wax :: Wax (n.) A fatty, solid substance, produced by bees, and employed by them in the construction of their comb; -- usually called beeswax. It is first excreted, from a row of pouches along their sides, in the form of scales, which, being masticated and mixed with saliva, become whitened and tenacious. Its natural color is pale or dull yellow..
Palea :: Palea (n.) The interior chaff or husk of grasses.
Fennec :: Fennec (n.) A small, African, foxlike animal (Vulpes zerda) of a pale fawn color, remarkable for the large size of its ears..
Paleographic :: Paleographic (a.) Alt. of Paleographica.
Galilean :: Galilean (n.) A native or inhabitant of Galilee, the northern province of Palestine under the Romans..
Fallow :: Fallow (a.) Pale red or pale yellow; as, a fallow deer or greyhound..
Jacchus :: "Jacchus (n.) The common marmoset (Hapale vulgaris). Formerly, the name was also applied to other species of the same genus..
Ichneumon :: Ichneumon (n.) Any carnivorous mammal of the genus Herpestes, and family Viverridae. Numerous species are found in Asia and Africa. The Egyptian species(H. ichneumon), which ranges to Spain and Palestine, is noted for destroying the eggs and young of the crocodile as well as various snakes and lizards, and hence was considered sacred by the ancient Egyptians. The common species of India (H. griseus), known as the mongoose, has similar habits and is often domesticated. It is noted for killing the
White :: White (superl.) Destitute of color, as in the cheeks, or of the tinge of blood color; pale; pallid; as, white with fear..
Scheelite :: Scheelite (n.) Calcium tungstate, a mineral of a white or pale yellowish color and of the tetragonal system of crystallization..
Palempore :: Palempore (n.) A superior kind of dimity made in India, -- used for bed coverings..
Paleface :: Paleface (n.) A white person; -- an appellation supposed to have been applied to the whites by the American Indians.
Figeater :: Figeater (n.) A large beetle (Allorhina nitida) which in the Southern United States destroys figs. The elytra are velvety green with pale borders.
Nopal :: Nopal (n.) A cactaceous plant (Nopalea cochinellifera), originally Mexican, on which the cochineal insect feeds, and from which it is collected. The name is sometimes given to other species of Cactaceae..
Paleologist :: Paleologist (n.) One versed in paleology; a student of antiquity.
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