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
- (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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