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pail — /payl/, n. 1. bucket. 2. the amount filling a pail. [bef. 1000; ME payle wooden container, continuing OE paegel wine container, liquid measure (of unknown orig.; cf. MD, LG pegel half pint), by assoc. with OF paielle pan < L patella; see PATELLA] … Universalium
pailful — /payl fool /, n., pl. pailfuls. a quantity sufficient to fill a pail: a pailful of water. [1585 95; PAIL + FUL] Usage. See ful. * * * … Universalium
pale-dry — /payl druy /, adj. light colored and medium sweet: pale dry ginger ale. [1930 35] * * * … Universalium
paleface — /payl fays /, n. Slang. a white person, as distinguished from a North American Indian. [1815 25; PALE1 + FACE, expression attributed to North American Indians] * * * … Universalium
pale-dry — /payl druy /, adj. light colored and medium sweet: pale dry ginger ale. [1930 35] … Useful english dictionary
payle — payl(e, paylays, eysse obs. ff. pale, pail, palace … Useful english dictionary
paylays — payl(e, paylays, eysse obs. ff. pale, pail, palace … Useful english dictionary
pale — pale1 palely, adv. paleness, n. /payl/, adj., paler, palest, v., paled, paling. adj. 1. lacking intensity of color; colorless or whitish: a pale complexion. 2. of a low degree of chroma, saturation, or purity; approaching whit … Universalium
pale — I. /peɪl / (say payl) adjective (paler, palest) 1. of a whitish appearance; without intensity of colour: pale complexion. 2. of a low degree of chroma, saturation, or purity; approaching white or grey: pale yellow. 3. lacking in brightness; dim:… …
E|pis|co|pa|lian — «ih PIHS kuh PAYL yuhn, PAY lee uhn», adjective, noun. –adj. having to do with bishops or episcopacy; episcopal. –n. a person who belongs to an episcopal church, or adheres to the episcopal form of church government. E|pis|co|pa|lian «ih PIHS kuh … Useful english dictionary
