WebbPale is an old name for a pointed piece of wood driven into the ground and — by an obvious extension — to a barrier made of such stakes, a palisade or fence. Pole is from the same … Webbpale morning light. 2 (of a colour) whitish; produced by a relatively small quantity of colouring agent. 3 dim or wan. the pale stars. 4 feeble. a pale effort. vb. 5 to make or become pale or paler; blanch. 6 intr; often foll by: before to lose superiority or importance (in comparison to)

Pale definition and meaning Collins English Dictionary

Webb16 maj 2009 · It's an interesting question. It struck me as a very useful phrase, a whiter shade of pale. I mean people now use it all the time. I was just reading an article in the New York Times and they were talking about a drink called absinthe and they called the absinthe a lighter shade of green. It went into the Oxford Book of Quotations as a phrase, so it … WebbThe Meaning of the Phrase. The colloquial phrase, “beyond the pale” means to pass outside the boundaries of acceptable social behavior.It derives from the Latin word palus which … earth trekkers italy itinerary

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Webb10 okt. 2016 · These were called "pales," from the Latin palus, meaning "stake." A last "ditch" attempt to thwart cattle rustlers. Over the following centuries, the English settlement fortified its boundaries... WebbThe Oxford English Dictionary is dubious about the popular notion that the phrase beyond the pale, as something outside the boundary — i.e., uncivilised, derives from this specific … WebbThe archaic English term pale is derived from the Latin word palus, a stake, extended to mean the area enclosed by a fence or boundary. [2] Life in the Pale for many was economically bleak. earthtrekkers iceland itinerary