PALE

pale. Pale, a. wanting fresh color, whitish, faint

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Pale (pāl), a. [Compar. Paler (pāl″ẽr); superl. Palest.] [[F. pâle, fr. pâlir to turn pale, L. pallere to be or look pale. Cf. Appall, Fallow, Pall, v. i., Pallid.]] 1. 1. Wanting in color; not ruddy; dusky white; pallid; wan; as, a pale face; a pale red; a pale blue. “Pale as a forpined ghost.” Chaucer.
Speechless he stood and pale. Milton. They are not of complexion red or pale. T. Randolph. 2. 2. Not bright or brilliant; of a faint luster or hue; dim; as, the pale light of the moon.
The night, methinks, is but the daylight sick; It looks a little paler. Shak. ☞ Pale is often used in the formation of self-explaining compounds; as, pale-colored, pale-eyed, pale-faced, pale-looking, etc.