pale

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pale1 pointed stake used in forming a fence; fence of these; limit, boundary XIV; (her.) ordinary consisting of a vertical band XV; territory within determined bounds XVI. — (O)F. pal, var. of pel (mod. pieu) = It. palo :— L. pālus stake, f. IE. *paĝ-, base of pangere fix.
So vb. enclose with pales. XIV. — (O)F. paler; surviving in paling XV. palisade XVI. — F. palissade.

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