Small+pail

  • 1pail — n. pl. pailfuls [pāl] n. [ME paile < OE pægel, small measure, wine vessel < LL pagella (dim. of L pagina,PAGE1), a small page, in VL, a measure of area, later a measure of volume: infl. by OFr paele, a pan < L patella: see PATELLA] 1. a… …

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  • 2pail — (n.) mid 14c., from O.Fr. paielle warming pan, liquid measure, bath, possibly from L. patella small pan, dish, dim. of patina broad shallow pan (see PAN (Cf. pan) (n.)). Old English had pægel wine vessel, but etymology does not support a… …

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  • 3pail —  , pale  The first is a small bucket; the second means lacking color.  The expression is beyond the pale. Historically the Pale signified the areas of Ireland controlled by the English; lands beyond were therefore beyond English control …

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  • 4pail, pale —    The first is a small bucket; the second means lacking color …

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  • 5pail, pale —    The first is a small bucket; the second means lacking color …

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  • 6pail — noun a bucket. Derivatives pailful noun (plural pailfuls). Origin ME: origin uncertain; cf. OE pægel gill, small measure and OFr. paelle pan, liquid measure, brazier …

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  • 7Milk Pail Restaurant — Country Tea Room U.S. National Register of Historic Places …

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  • 8blickey — noun or blickie also blicky ˈblikē (plural blickeys or blickies) Etymology: Dutch blikje, diminutive of blik pail, tin, from Middle Dutch blic, blec; akin t …

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  • 9kit — I Cleveland Dialect List a small tub II North Country (Newcastle) Words properly a covered milking pail with two handles, but often applied to a small pail of any sort …

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  • 10Tessaratomidae — Pycanum rubens, an adult from the Gunung Mulu National Park, Malaysia (Photo by Alan Cressler) …

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