paleous

English

Etymology

From Latin palea (“chaff”) +‎ -ous.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpeɪliəs/, /ˈpæliəs/

Adjective

paleous (comparative more paleous, superlative most paleous)

1. (rare, archaic) chaffy; like chaff

   Synonym: paleaceous

   • 1650, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica: […], 2nd edition, London: […] A[braham] Miller, for Edw[ard] Dod and Nath[aniel] Ekins, […], →OCLC:

     this attraction have we tried in straws and paleous bodies

References

• “paleous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Palouse