# paled

Pronunciation: US say "PAYLD" /peɪld/; UK

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of pale. — simple past and past participle of pale
   - Simple: Past tense and past participle of pale. Use it for the past, or after has, have or had.
   - _The sky paled as dawn crept over the hills._
   - _Next to her sister's success, his own achievements paled._

## Adjective

2. Enclosed by a paling: a fence of upright pointed stakes set close together. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: Closed in by a fence made of pointed wooden stakes.
   - _Beyond the paled garden stretched the open common where the cattle grazed._
   - _The paled enclosure shielded the seedlings from the deer each spring._
3. Marked or decorated with stripes. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: Covered with a pattern of stripes.

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