- a word derived from pale.
Example Sentences
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The third was of an ashen colour throughout: this was Paleness!
From The Infernal Marriage by Disraeli, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield
Paleness had rendered both of them horrible to behold.
From The Works of Horace by Horace
The Face is almost continually flushed and red: though sometimes there is a Degree of Paleness and an Air of Astonishment, at the Beginning of the Disease, which portend no little Danger.
From Advice to the people in general, with regard to their health by Tissot, S. A. D. (Samuel Auguste David)
Paleness, weakness, and loss of strength often attend the development of cancer, but many do not exhibit these symptoms.
From The Home Medical Library, Volume II (of VI) by Winslow, Kenelm
Paleness, langour, irritability, and general ill-health result from insufficient breathing.
From Papers on Health by Kirk, Edward Bruce