Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 11th Edition
PALE
I. noun see: pole
Date: 12th century
palisade , paling ,
2. one of the stakes of a palisade, picket ,
3. a space or field having bounds ; enclosure , a territory or district within certain bounds or under a particular jurisdiction, an area or the limits within which one is privileged or protected (as from censure) , a perpendicular stripe on a heraldic shield,
II. transitive verb (paled; paling)
Date: 14th century
to enclose with pales ; fence ,
III. adjective (paler; palest) see: fallow
Date: 14th century
deficient in color or intensity of color ; pallid , not bright or brilliant ; dim , feeble , faint , deficient in chroma , palely adverb paleness noun palish adjective
IV. verb (paled; paling)
Date: 14th century
intransitive verb to become pale, transitive verb to make pale