What is "paly"

Paly \Pal"y\, a. [From Pale, a.] Pale; wanting color; dim. [Poetic]
--Shak.
--Whittier.

Paly \Pal"y\, a. [Cf. F. pal['e]. See Pale a stake.] (Her.) Divided into four or more equal parts by perpendicular lines, and of two different tinctures disposed alternately.

Etymology 1 a. (context heraldry English) vertically striped Etymology 2

a. (context obsolete English) pale; lacking colour

Paly may refer to:

• In heraldry, variation of the field with a pattern of pallets (vertical bars)
• A nickname for Palo Alto High School in Palo Alto, California, USA