pale

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pale[1,noun] pale[2,transitive verb] pale[3,adjective] pale[4,verb] pale- pale ale

Main Entry: ¹pale
Pronunciation: 'pAl
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French pel, pal stake, from Latin palus -- more at POLE
1 archaic : PALISADE, PALING
2 a : one of the stakes of a palisade b : PICKET
3 a : a space or field having bounds : ENCLOSURE b : a territory or district within certain bounds or under a particular jurisdiction
4 : an area or the limits within which one is privileged or protected (as from censure) <conduct that was beyond the pale>
5 : a perpendicular stripe on a heraldic shield