paly

See also: pały

English

Etymology 1

Compare French palé. See pale (“a stake”).

Adjective

paly (not comparable)

(heraldry) vertically striped

Etymology 2

pale +‎ -y

Adjective

paly (comparative more paly, superlative most paly)

(obsolete) pale; lacking colour
- 1593, William Shakespeare, Henry VI, Part 2, III. ii. 141:
  Fain would I go to chafe his paly lips / With twenty thousand kisses,
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Anagrams

play, pyla

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