paly

[pey-lee]

adjective Archaic.

pale.

Origin of paly

First recorded in 1550–60; pale¹ + -y¹

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Historical Examples of paly

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
The vision had the aspect of a fair young girl with locks of paly gold.
Twice Told Tales
Nathaniel Hawthorne
The vision had the aspect of a fair young girl, with locks of paly gold.
The Vision of the Fountain (From "Twice Told Tales")
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Even the paly gold of her hair seemed to catch the glory that so suddenly and absolutely illumined her.
Ernest Linwood
Caroline Lee Hentz
Graunson bore “Paly silver and azure with a bend gules and three golden eagles thereon.”
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3
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British Dictionary definitions for paly

paly

adjective

(usually postpositive) heraldry vertically striped

Word Origin for paly

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

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