Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Striped as with different colors.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective obsolete Striped.
  • adjective Inclosed with a paling.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of pale.
  • adjective obsolete striped
  • adjective obsolete Enclosed with a paling.

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Examples

  • Hank brushed passed me, his weapon dropping to his side as his expression paled.

    The Darkest Edge of Dawn Kelly Gay 2010

  • Hank brushed passed me, his weapon dropping to his side as his expression paled.

    The Darkest Edge of Dawn Kelly Gay 2010

  • Hank brushed passed me, his weapon dropping to his side as his expression paled.

    The Darkest Edge of Dawn Kelly Gay 2010

  • The other guy who got on with me at Woodbine opened his eyes wide, his skin paled, and then he walked the length of the subway car, to the farthest point, far away.

    Adventures in Situational Ethics 2008

  • His expression paled into careful blankness when he saw anywhere in the galaxy, as the code.alone. "

    Step into Chaos Shatner, William 1999

  • Even the tag team title paled compared to my new goal: the heavyweight title.

    REY MYSTERIO BEHIND THE MASK Rey Mysterio with Jeremy Roberts 2009

  • Even the tag team title paled compared to my new goal: the heavyweight title.

    REY MYSTERIO BEHIND THE MASK Rey Mysterio with Jeremy Roberts 2009

  • Even the tag team title paled compared to my new goal: the heavyweight title.

    REY MYSTERIO BEHIND THE MASK Rey Mysterio with Jeremy Roberts 2009

  • It made me a fan of the characters and creators involved, and whatever was happening in the regular X-titles paled in comparison.

    Which is your favorite X-Men Era? | Comics Should Be Good! @ Comic Book Resources 2007

  • The burgher started visibly, and his expression further paled on seeing Pieter, his rangy but muscular frame outlined in the light, a pair of gamebirds in one hand and a musket, held at the trigger, in the other.

    The Deed Keith Blanchard 2003

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