light in colour or shade; containing little colour or pigment

choose pale floral patterns for walls

pale green fruit

inferior or unimpressive

the new cheese is a pale imitation of continental cheeses

become pale in one's face from shock or fear

I paled at the thought of what she might say

seem or become less important

all else pales by comparison

a wooden stake or post used with others to form a fence

an area within determined bounds, or subject to a particular jurisdiction

a broad vertical stripe down the middle of a shield