3. Having lost the life or graces of youth; worn out; decayed. "A stale
virgin." Spectator.
4. Worn out by use or familiarity; having lost its novelty and power of
pleasing; trite; common. Swift.
Wit itself, if stale is less pleasing.
Grew.
How weary, stale flat, and unprofitable Seem to me all the uses of
this world!
Shak.
Stale affidavit (Law), an affidavit held above a year. Craig. -- Stale
demand (Law), a claim or demand which has not been pressed or demanded
for a long time.
Stale, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Staled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Staling.] To
make vapid or tasteless; to destroy the life, beauty, or use of; to
wear out.
Age can not wither her, nor custom stale Her infinite variety.
Shak.
Stale, v. i. [Akin to D. & G. stallen, Dan. stalle, Sw. stalla, and E.
stall a stable. &?; 163. See Stall, n., and cf. Stale, a.] To make
water; to discharge urine; -- said especially of horses and cattle.
Hudibras.
Stale, n. [See Stale, a. & v. i.] 1. That which is stale or worn out by
long keeping, or by use. [Obs.]