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Definition of Paled
1. a. Striped.
Definition of Paled
1. Verb. (past of pale) ¹
2. Adjective. (obsolete) striped ¹
3. Adjective. (obsolete) Enclosed with a paling. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Paled
1. pale [v] - See also: pale
Lexicographical Neighbors of Paled
Literary usage of Paled
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Outing (1893)
"The waters were truly beautiful ; from a dark Prussian blue, the billows paled
to lighter shades as the clouds rolled overhead. A week's steaming covered ..."
2. The Maidens of the Rocks by Gabriele D'Annunzio (1898)
"which endured for a few instants, then they paled, became violet-colored,
indistinct, confused, blotted out. Last of all the lofty apex of the Corace ..."
3. Sketches and Studies in Southern Europe by John Addington Symonds (1880)
"Make it thy pride to yield thy fragile flower, Or look to find it paled by envious
time ; For none to stay the flight of years hath power, And who culls ..."