Pale

The doctors came and went -- Dr. Doddleson once a day, Dr. Jedd two or three times a day -- and every one in villas adjoining and villas opposite, and even in villas round the corner, knew that the stockbroker's stepdaughter lay sick unto death; for the white horses of Dr. Jedd's landau were as the pale horse of the Pale

Charlotte's Inheritance 1875

Named for his favorite booze, VSOP (very superior old pale) brandy, Pale embodies Wilson's version of a modern American Caliban driven by impulse rather than intellect.

post-gazette.com - News 2009

In doing so he not only provides a feast of details but also creates a shadow text that would have amused Vladimir Nabokov in "Pale Fire" mode.

3 books about Dracula Post 2010

In doing so he not only provides a feast of details but also creates a shadow text that would have amused Vladimir Nabokov in "Pale Fire" mode.

3 books about Dracula Post 2010

For at least 10 years before his death, Wallace was working on a long novel that he called The Pale King.

The Joy of Sox 2009

Under czarist rule, most Jews were allowed permanent residence only in a restricted area that became known as the Pale of Settlement which included much of present-day Lithuania, Belarus, Poland, Moldova, Ukraine and parts of western Russia.

Moscow museum puts Lenin's Jewish roots on display 2011

Under czarist rule, most Jews were allowed permanent residence only in a restricted area that became known as the Pale of Settlement which included much of present-day Lithuania, Belarus, Poland, Moldova, Ukraine and parts of western Russia.

Moscow museum puts Lenin's Jewish roots on display 2011

An ordinary stripe can, depending on its placement, be called a Pale, Bend, Base, Fess or Chief.

Poetry in Unexpected Places « Write Anything 2008

These territories and others made up a vast geographical area called the Pale of Settlement.

Emancipation Michael Goldfarb 2009

There have been several pales throughout history, but the one that concerns us here is what was called the Pale of Settlement in Russia, where the Jews were allowed to live.

Jeff Dorchen: Shibbolethism 2008