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Pălaestīnă (Pălest-), ae, and Pă-laestīnē, ēs, f., = Παλαιστίνη, the country of Palestine, in Syria, Mel. 1, 11, 2; Plin. 5, 12, 13, § 66 sq.
Hence,

  1. A. Pă-laestīnus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Palestine: aqua, the Euphrates, Ov. F. 2, 464: Syrus, Tib. 1, 8, 17 (7, 18): Palaestini simul Hebraeique liquores, Stat. S. 5, 1, 213.
    In plur.: Pălaestīni, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Palestine, Ov. M. 4, 46; Hier. in Isa. 14, 29; the Philistines, Vulg. Gen. 21, 33.
  2. B. Pălaestīnensis, e, adj., Palestinian, Spart. Sev. 9.

pălē, ēs, f., = πάλη, a wrestling (in post-Aug. poets): unctā pale, Stat. Th. 6, 829: liquidam nodare (al. nudare) palen, id. Ach. 2, 441: jocos, palem, rudentem, Sid. Carm. 23, 302.

pălĕa, ae, f. [kindred with Sanscr. pala, stramen; cf.: pollen, pulvis, παλύνω],

  1. I. chaff, Varr. R. R. 1, 50 fin.: surgentem ad Zephyrum paleae jactantur inanes, Verg. G. 3, 134; Plin. 18, 30, 72, § 297; Col. 2, 9, 15; 6, 2, 3; 7, 3, 22 al.; Vulg. Matt. 3, 12.
  2. II. Transf.
    1. A. Dross: palea aeris, Plin. 34, 13, 36, § 134.
    2. B. The wattles or gills of a cock, Varr. R. R. 3, 9, 5; Col. 8, 2, 9.
    3. C. Straw, Vulg. Judic. 19, 19; id. Isa. 11, 7.

pălĕālis, e, adj. [palea], of or belonging to chaff: uva, preserved in chaff, Cael. Aur. Acut. 2, 37, 29; 3, 21, 204.

pălĕar, āris, n. [palea],

  1. I. the skin that hangs down from the neck of an ox, the dew-lap: Sen. Hippol. 1041.
          1. (β) Plur.: a collo palearibus demissis, Varr. R. R. 2, 5: palearia pendula, Ov. M. 2, 854; 7, 117: a mento palearia pendent, Verg. G. 3, 53; Col. 6, 1, 3; Plin. 8, 45, 70, § 179; Stat. Th. 3, 332.
  2. II. Transf., the throat: revocat palearibus herbas, Calp. Ecl. 3, 17.

pălĕāris, e, adj. [palea], of or belonging to chaff: arista, Venant. Vit. S. Mart. 3, 284.

pălĕārĭum, ii, n. [palea], a chaff-loft, Col. 1, 6, 9.

pălĕātus, a, um, adj. [palea], mixed with chaff: lutum, Col. 5, 6, 13; 12, 43, 1; Plin. 15, 17, 18, § 65.

Păles, is, f. (m., Varr. ap. Serv. ad Verg. G. 3, 1; Mart. Cap. 1, § 50; Arn. 3, 113), the tutelary deity of shepherds and cattle: Pales dicebatur dea pastorum, cujus festa Palilia dicebantur; vel, ut alii volunt, dicta Parilia, quod pro partu pecoris eidem sacra fiebant, Fest. p. 222 Müll.: ipsa Pales agrosreliquit, Verg. E. 5, 35: silvicolam tepido lacte precare Palem, Ov. F. 4, 746; Tib. 1, 1, 14 (36): fecunda, Calp. Ecl. 7, 22.

Pălestīnus, v. Palaestinus.