Paled

/peɪld/ adj, verb

adj, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of pale form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Striped. obsolete

    "Buskins he wore of costliest cordwayne, / Pinckt vpon gold, and paled part per part,"

  2. 2
    Enclosed with a paling. obsolete

    "A paled greene."

Example

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"Tom's knowledge of computing paled in comparison to Mary's, so she got the programming job."

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