Palest

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pale \Pale\ (p[=a]l), a. [Compar. {Paler} (p[=a]l"[~e]r);
     superl. {Palest}.] [F. p[^a]le, fr. p[^a]lir to turn pale, L.
     pallere to be or look pale. Cf. {Appall}, {Fallow}, {pall},
     v. i., {Pallid}.]
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     1. Wanting in color; not ruddy; dusky white; pallid; wan; as,


        a pale face; a pale red; a pale blue. "Pale as a forpined
        ghost." --Chaucer.
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              Speechless he stood and pale.         --Milton.
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              They are not of complexion red or pale. --T.
                                                    Randolph.
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     2. Not bright or brilliant; of a faint luster or hue; dim;
        as, the pale light of the moon.
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              The night, methinks, is but the daylight sick;
              It looks a little paler.              --Shak.
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     Note: Pale is often used in the formation of self-explaining
           compounds; as, pale-colored, pale-eyed, pale-faced,
           pale-looking, etc.
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