- paly⇄paly (1), adjective, palier,paliest.
(Archaic.) somewhat pale.
Ex. paly locks of gold (John Greenleaf Whittier). - paly⇄paly (2), adjective.
(Heraldry.) (of a shield or a bearing) divided palewise (vertically) into four or more (usually) equal parts of alternate tinctures.