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   pale

   /pāl/

   noun

   • 1. a wooden stake or post used as an upright along with others to form a fence. Similar stakepostpolepalingpicketuprightpalisade
   • ▪ a conceptual boundary: "bring these things back within the pale of decency" Similar boundaryconfinesboundslimits
   • 2. an area within determined bounds, or subject to a particular jurisdiction. historical
   • ▪ another term for English Pale
   • ▪ the areas of Russia to which Jewish residence was formerly restricted.
   • 3. a broad vertical stripe down the middle of a shield.

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French pal, from Latin palus ‘stake’.

   Scrabble Points: 6

   • P

     3

   • A

     1

   • L

     1

   • E

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