Definitions
turn pale, as if in fear
Word origin
From Middle English pale, from Old French pale, from Latin pallidus (“pale, pallid”), from palleō (“to be pale; to grow pale; to fade”), from Proto-Indo-European *pelito-, from *pelH- (“gray”). Doublet of pallid. Displaced native Old English blāc.
Used in a sentence
“I have pale yellow wallpaper.”
“She had pale skin because she didn't get much sunlight.”
“She turned pale and screamed on seeing the spider in the toilet.”
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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Washed-out in color”4 letters
02“Light in color”4 letters
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