Pale Horse

noun

1. a representation of Death, as in literature or the Bible.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Pale Horse¹

First recorded in 1640–50; after the Biblical pale horse on which Death rides (Revelation 6:8)

Example Sentences

Time 'tis for me to ride on the reddening ways: let the pale horse tread the aerial path.

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Away galloped their crystal racer, outrunning the "pale horse" which followed them!

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The knees of the fourth horseman, sharp as spurs, were pricking the ribs of the pale horse.

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Ay, the pale horse; my head's splitting; oblige me with the looking-glass, and a little less light will answer.

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And I saw, and behold a pale horse: and he that sat upon him, his name was Death; and Hades followed with him.

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