Questions about example sentences with, and the definition and usage of "Pale"

A: Manta-like. Like a manta (aka a stingray)
Placenta = the stuff that’s inside a womb when a fetus/baby is developing.
His gorge clenched — gorge seems to be another word for throat, but I’ve never seen it used that way before

Coup de Grace = the last blow, kill shot, the attack that killed the enemy

A: When you say that "something pales besides something else" it means the second thing is brighter/better than the first, so the first thing is losing colors just by being compared to the second one.

It's an idiom.

A: It means soft​ pink color

A: Outside the bounds of acceptable behaviour.

(Basically comes from the 17th century "pale" meaning "jurisdiction of an authority" - to go beyond the pale meant to venture into the uncivilised areas outside. Sort of thing.)

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A: beyond the pale is more something that would be in a book discribing a place e.g beyond the pale (blue sky). This is never really said in every day conversation.

A: Are you sick? You look a little pale.
It wasn't a deep forest green. It was more a pale green like pea soup.
You may think you're like I am but really you are just a pale imitation.

A: He looks pale, is he anaemic?
She has on in a pale pink dress.
Your work pales next to your brother's achievements..

A: pale usually means 'light-coloured', so a person‘s skin could be pale, or the sky could be pale.

A: Ah, I see.

Pale can be a neutral observation, or a criticism. 'It's pale yellow' sounds like a neutral statement, without any context.

Pale could be a negative if the thing you're talking about isn't supposed to be pale though. "That tea's a bit pale" is a criticism because tea isn't meant to be pale. If you wanted to defend yourself, you might say, "It's not pale, it's subtle."

Or, perhaps you think the shade of something is too pale to look attractive. In that case, you could say, "It's a bit pale" or "It's quite pale, don't you think?" The inference is that the shade should be changed.

A: In my opinion, pale pink is cuter. They both mean the same thing though.

A: "pale" more often than not describes skin tone. "whitish" describes other things. It can also be combine with other colors. "Whitish yellow paint"

A: I would say that the difference is health related. If someone is pale, they may be considered sick, or not feeling well. Fair skin would not necessarily be considered unhealthy. Both pale and fair do mean that you skin is very white.

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A: It’s pale.

A: Light pink and dark pink

A: @WantToKnowSth Pale slumber and pale sleep I’ve only seen in older texts, light slumber is in writing usually and light sleep is natural in speak.

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A: Change 'dotted' to 'dots'