Lewis & Short

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pallĭdus, a, um, adj. [palleo], pale, pallid (cf.: lividus, luridus).

  1. I. Lit.: vides ut pallidus omnis Cenā desurgat dubiā, Hor. S. 2, 2, 76: ora buxo Pallidiora, Ov. M. 4, 134; Prop. 5, 5, 72: Asturii scrutator pallidus auri, Luc. 4, 298; id. 1, 618: recto vultu et pallidus, i. e. well or sick, Juv. 10, 189: oriens, Plin. 18, 35, 78, § 342: stellae, quae sunt omnium pallidissimae, id. 2, 25, 22, § 89.
    Esp. of the Lower World: pallida turba, Tib. 1, 10, 38: ditis profundi Pallida regna, Luc. 1, 456: pallida Leti loca, Enn. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, § 6 Müll. (Trag. Rel. v. 109 Vahl.): equus, Vulg. Apoc. 6, 8.
    1. B. Transf.
      1. 1. That makes pale, pallid: pallida mors, Hor. C. 1, 4, 13: vina, Prop. 5, 7, 36: aconita, Luc. 4, 322.
      2. 2. Musty, mouldy: vetustate ficus fit pallidior, Varr. R. R. 1, 67.
      3. 3. Livid: hospes inauratā pallidior statuā, Cat. 81, 4.
  2. II. Trop.
    1. A. Pale with love, in love, Prop. 4, 7, 28: pallidus in lentā Naïde Daphnis erat, Ov. A. A. 1, 732; id. Am. 3, 6, 25.
    2. B. Pale with fright, affrighted, Ov. H. 12, 97; 1, 14.