palefaced

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adjective

Having a pale face.

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Meanings

adjectivepalefaced (not comparable)
  1. not comparableHaving a pale face.

    It was soon arranged that I should go with a palefaced youth who had a seat to spare in his tandem, while my friend accompanied our host.

    1850, William Harrison Ainsworth, Ainsworth's Magazine, volume 17, page 327
    1 more example

    By the side of the tired animal was a pale-faced man, who never once used his worn-out whip, but gave kindly words to his steed in the place of lashes. He was poorly dressed and looked wan and anxious.

    1891, Benjamin Leopold Farjeon, Basil and Annette
  2. ethnicnot comparableslurOf a paleface, i.e., a white person, a person of European descent.

Origin

From paleface + -ed.

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Translations

Polish bladolicy
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Cite this entry
APA

palefaced. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palefaced

MLA

“palefaced.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palefaced. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “palefaced,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palefaced.

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