Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Pale \Pale\, a. [Compar. {Paler}; superl. {Palest}.] [F.
   p[^a]le, fr. p[^a]lir to turn pale, L. pallere to be o? look
   pale. Cf. {Appall}, {Fallow}, {pall}, v. i., {Pallid}.]
   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.

            Speechless he stood and pale.         --Milton.

            They are not of complexion red or pale. --T.
                                                  Randolph.

   2. Not bright or brilliant; of a faint luster or hue; dim;
      as, the pale light of the moon.

            The night, methinks, is but the daylight sick; It
            looks a little paler.                 --Shak.

   Note: Pale is often used in the formation of self-explaining
         compounds; as, pale-colored, pale-eyed, pale-faced,
         pale-looking, etc.