paly

[ pey-lee ]

adjectiveArchaic.

Origin of paly

1
First recorded in 1550–60; pale1 + -y1

Words Nearby paly

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How to use paly in a sentence

  • When the field is striped vertically it is said to be "paly" of so many (Fig. 57).

    A Complete Guide to Heraldry | Arthur Charles Fox-Davies
  • Owen Glendower also bore a lion rampant sable, “the black lion of Powyss;” his arms were paly of eight, arg.

  • The second coat of Adam, says this writer, was ‘paly tranche, divided every way and tinctured of every colour.’

    The Curiosities of Heraldry | Mark Antony Lower
  • But in the North of England their 'paly gold' used to be a much rarer treasure.

    A Book of Quaker Saints | Lucy Violet Hodgkin
  • Em.: Dear Mrs. paly-Paget, we were only feeling sorry for your sweet little girl when she grows older, you know.

British Dictionary definitions for paly

paly

/ (ˈpeɪlɪ) /


adjective
  1. (usually postpositive) heraldry vertically striped

Origin of paly

1
C15: from Old French palé, from Latin pālus stake; see pale ²

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