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Definition for Pallid
palliate
palm (-s)
pallid
, adj. [L.
pallid-us
.]
Dull; colorless; pale; lacking brightness.
Subtle; veiled; masked; disguised.
[Word play on “pall”] burial; funereal; sepulchral.
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