- pail, pale
- The first is a small bucket; the second means lacking color.
Dictionary of troublesome word. Bill Bryson. 2013.
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pail, pale — The first is a small bucket; the second means lacking color … Dictionary of troublesome word
Pail — Recorded as Pail, Pale, Payle, and Pales, as well as Paler, Pailer, Payler, Paylor and possibly others, this is probably an English surname, but of pre 10th century Old French origins. If so it was introduced into the British Isles after the… … Surnames reference
Pale (disambiguation) — Pale may refer to:Color*Paleness (color), a relative lightness of color *Pale, a variance of human skin color, especially: **Pallor, a symptom of low oxygen content in bloodGeography*Pale, a space or jurisdiction lying within a clear… … Wikipedia
pail — , pale The first is a small bucket; the second means lacking color. The expression is beyond the pale. Historically the Pale signified the areas of Ireland controlled by the English; lands beyond were therefore beyond English control … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
pail — pale … American English homophones
pale — pail … American English homophones
pale adj — pail n … English expressions
pail(s) — pale(s) … English homophone dictionary
A Whiter Shade of Pale — Infobox Single Name = A Whiter Shade of Pale Artist = Procol Harum B side = Lime Street Blues Released = 12 May 1967 Format = 7 Recorded = Olympic Studios Genre = Psychedelic rock Progressive rock Length = 4:03 Label = Deram Records Writer = Gary … Wikipedia
Pales — Recorded as Pail, Pale, Payle, and Pales, as well as Paler, Pailer, Payler, Paylor and possibly others, this is probably an English surname, but of pre 10th century Old French origins. If so it was introduced into the British Isles after the… … Surnames reference
