make pale
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The meaning ½to blight¸ comes in that case from to glitter, hence, to be white or pale, grow pale, make pale, bleach.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Noah Webster
Or make pale my cheeks with care, 'Cause another's rosie are?
From Familiar Quotations by John Bartlett
Bleach, blÄ“ch, v.t. to make pale or white: to whiten, as textile fabrics.—v.i. to grow white.—ns.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various
Or my cheeks make pale with care 'Cause another's rosy are?
From The Golden Treasury Of the Best Songs and Lyrical Poems in the English Language by Francis Turner Palgrave
Or make pale my cheeks with care, 'Cause another's rosy are?
From Familiar Quotations A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature by John Bartlett
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