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 Pale a. [Compar. Paler superl. Palest.]
 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.”
    Speechless he stood and pale.   --Milton.
    They are not of complexion red or pale.   --T. Randolph.
 2. Not bright or brilliant; of a faint luster or hue; dim; as, the pale light of the moon.
 The night, methinks, is but the daylight sick;
 It looks a little paler.   --Shak.
 Note: ☞ Pale is often used in the formation of self-explaining compounds; as, pale-colored, pale-eyed, pale-faced, pale-looking, etc.