palish

American

[pey-lish] / ˈpeɪ lɪʃ /

adjective

somewhat pale.

palish British

/ ˈpeɪlɪʃ /

adjective

rather pale

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Etymology

Origin of palish

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; pale ¹, -ish ¹

Example Sentences

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Maria looked at her ring, the gift of the elf, and saw that the stone was of a strange palish colour, having lost all its fire and brilliancy.

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High up, the sky there was of a palish blue; in that blue shone a solitary star with wonderful brilliancy.

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Let us then repeat, that Madame d'Orbigny was a slight, fair, delicate woman, with eyelashes almost white, round and palish blue eyes, with a soft voice, a hypocritical air, insidious and insinuating manners.

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Hans Shund's color turned a palish yellow; the eyes of the chieftains sank.

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Its colour is palish brown, which harmonizes with the brown-coloured water of the estuary of the Rio de la Plata.

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