What does paly mean?
Paly means (heraldry) Palewise; vertically striped..
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/ˈpeɪli/ · adjective
(heraldry) Palewise; vertically striped..
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
Fain would I go to chafe his paly lips With twenty thousand kisses,
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Paly means (heraldry) Palewise; vertically striped..
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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
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