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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

The quality or condition of being pale; want of freshness or ruddiness; a sickly whiteness; lack of color or luster; wanness.

The blood the virgin’s cheek forsook;
A livid

paleness

spreads o'er all her look.

Pope.

Noun.

Wanness; defect of color; want of freshness or ruddiness; a sickly whiteness of look.

The blood the virgin's cheek forsook,

A livid paleness spreads o'er all her look.

Want of color or luster; as the paleness of a flower.