[peɪl], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- light in colour or shade; containing little colour or pigment
(e.g: choose pale floral patterns for walls)

- inferior or unimpressive
(e.g: the new cheese is a pale imitation of continental cheeses)


Phrases:
- pale into insignificance

Origin:
Middle English: from Old French pale, from Latin pallidus; the verb is from Old French palir

[peɪl], (Verb)

Definitions:
- become pale in one's face from shock or fear
(e.g: I paled at the thought of what she might say)

- seem or become less important
(e.g: all else pales by comparison)


Phrases:
- pale into insignificance

Origin:
Middle English: from Old French pale, from Latin pallidus; the verb is from Old French palir

[peɪl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a wooden stake or post used with others to form a fence

- an area within determined bounds, or subject to a particular jurisdiction

- a broad vertical stripe down the middle of a shield


Phrases:
- beyond the pale
- in pale
- per pale

Origin:
Middle English: from Old French pal, from Latin palus ‘stake’