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Paled

/peɪld/

To turn pale; to lose colour.

📖 Definitions of "Paled"

verb
  1. 1

    To turn pale; to lose colour.

  2. 2

    To become insignificant.

  3. 3

    To make pale; to diminish the brightness of.

verb
  1. 1

    To enclose with pales, or as if with pales; to encircle or encompass; to fence off.

adjective
  1. 1

    Striped.

  2. 2

    Enclosed with a paling.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Paled"

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WordDefinition
blanchedlacking complexion or color
virgated(obsolete) Striped; streaked with rod-shaped (long and narrow) streaks.
palewise(chiefly heraldry) In the direction of or positioned like a pale: vertically.
barredverbPrevented, either by a physical barrier or by conditions.
washed out(idiomatic) Very tired and lacking energy or animation.
peely-wally(chiefly Scotland) Pale, pasty; off-color or ill-looking.
palefacedHaving a pale face.
palestricOf or relating to the palestra, or to wrestling.
stripyHaving stripes; striped.
palesomeCharacterised or marked by paleness
menald
pin-stripedAlternative spelling of pinstriped. [(of fabric) Having pinstripes.]
razedverb(obsolete) Slashed or striped in patterns.
whitenounThe color of snow or milk; the color of light containing equal amounts of all visible wavelengths.
discoloredDeprived of color, or given the wrong color; pale, stained.
lividnoun(informal) So angry that one turns pale; very angry; furious; liverish.
pallidAppearing weak, pale, or wan.
pinstripednoun(of a suit) Made from such fabric.
piebaldnounAn animal with piebald coloration.
stripeynounAny fish in the kyphosid subfamily Microcanthinae.

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