pales

v. blanch, whiten; become less important; make a fence around

n. lack of luster or color; fence; fence stake; bordered territory

In Roman mythology, Pales was a deity of shepherds, flocks and livestock. Regarded as a male by some sources and a female by others, and even possibly as a pair of deities (as Pales could be either singular or plural in Latin), Pales was an obscure deity about which little information remains.Pales' festival, called the Parilia, was celebrated on April 21. Cattle were driven through bonfires on this day. Another festival to Pales, apparently dedicated "to the two Pales" (Palibus duobus) was held on July 7.Marcus Atilius Regulus built a temple to Pales in Rome following his victory over the Salentini in 267 BC. It is generally thought to have been located on the Palatine Hill, but, being a victory monument, it may have been located on the route of the triumphal procession, either on the Campus Martius or the Aventine Hill.
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Noun
1. a wooden strip forming part of a fence
(synonym) picket
(hypernym) strip
(part-holonym) picket fence, paling
Verb
1. turn pale, as if in fear
(synonym) blanch, blench
(hypernym) discolor, discolour, colour, color
(derivation) lividness, lividity, luridness, paleness, pallidness, pallor, wanness, achromasia
Adjective
1. very light colored; highly diluted with white; "pale seagreen"; "pale blue eyes"
(similar) light, light-colored
2. (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble; "the pale light of a half moon"; "a pale sun"; "the late afternoon light coming through the el tracks fell in pale oblongs on the street"; "a pallid sky"; "the pale (or wan) stars"; "the wan light of dawn"
(synonym) pallid, wan
(similar) weak
3. lacking in vitality or interest or effectiveness; "a pale rendition of the aria"; "pale prose with the faint sweetness of lavender"; "a pallid performance"
(synonym) pallid
(similar) colorless, colourless
4. abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress; "the pallid face of the invalid"; "her wan face suddenly flushed"
(synonym) pallid, wan
(similar) colorless, colourless
5. not full or rich; "high, pale, pure and lovely song"
(similar) thin

n. blade, vane

adj. pale, wan, ashen; faint, white; colorless, bloodless, sickly

[Roman] The Roman patron goddess of shepherds and flocks. Pales also presides over the health and fertility of the domestic animals. Her festival is the Palilia (also called the Parilia) and was celebrated by shepherds on April 21, the legendary founding date of Rome. On that day large fires were made through which they drove the cattle. Pales was originally a single deity, variously male or female, with the same characteristics. The name is believed by some to be related to the Greek and Latin word phallus.