Definition of "pales" [pales]

• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pale. (verb)
• Plural form of pale. (noun)

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• "But let me say the term pales into utter insignificance with the World Champion"
• "The execution of the picture of the Christian is not much better -- it is too much to use, in the sense here given to them, no fewer than three verbs -- "pales" -- "rolls" -- "starts," in four lines."
• "The bottom part of the shield uses vertical parallel lines, called pales, to represent red stripes, while the alternating open spaces represent white stripes."