paling

n. picket fence, fence made of many vertical poles that are attached in a row

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

Paling is a surname, and may refer to:Chris Paling (born 1956), author of modern fictionWilfred Paling (1883-1971), British Labour politicianWilliam Paling (1892-1992), Labour Party politician
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Noun
1. a fence made of upright pickets
(synonym) picket fence
(hypernym) fence, fencing
(part-meronym) picket, pale

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. eel

(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Pale
  

(n.)
The act of placing pales or stripes on cloth; also, the stripes themselves.
  

(n.)
Pales, in general; a fence formed with pales or pickets; a limit; an inclosure.