ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Paly

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈpeɪli/ · Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Paly is an adjective meaning (heraldry) Palewise; vertically striped.

Meaning

(heraldry) Palewise; vertically striped.

More Meanings

  1. (obsolete) Pale; lacking colour.

Example Sentences

Fain would I go to chafe his paly lips With twenty thousand kisses,
c. 1857-1873, John Greenleaf Whittier, "The Reformer" Young Romance raised his dreamy eyes, With that deep insight which detects O'erhung with paly locks of gold

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include palar, playward, palestral, palaestral, palestrical, palaestric.

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