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pall
1[ pawl ]
noun
- a cloth, often of velvet, for spreading over a coffin, bier, or tomb.
- a coffin.
- anything that covers, shrouds, or overspreads, especially with darkness or gloom.
- Ecclesiastical.
- a linen cloth or a square cloth-covered piece of cardboard used to cover a chalice.
- Heraldry. pairle ( def ).
- Archaic. a cloth spread upon an altar; corporal.
- Archaic. a garment, especially a robe, cloak, or the like.
verb (used with object)
- to cover with or as with a pall.
pall
2[ pawl ]
pall
1/ pɔːl /
noun
- a cloth covering, usually black, spread over a coffin or tomb
- a coffin, esp during the funeral ceremony
- a dark heavy covering; shroud
the clouds formed a pall over the sky
- a depressing or oppressive atmosphere
her bereavement cast a pall on the party
- heraldry an ordinary consisting of a Y-shaped bearing
- Christianity
- a small square linen cloth with which the chalice is covered at the Eucharist
- an archaic word for pallium
- an obsolete word for cloak
verb
- tr to cover or depress with a pall
pall
2/ pɔːl /
verb
- introften foll byon to become or appear boring, insipid, or tiresome (to)
history classes palled on me
- to cloy or satiate, or become cloyed or satiated
Other Words From
- pall-like adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of pall1
Word History and Origins
Origin of pall1
Origin of pall2
Example Sentences
The pool report ended with “a thick pall of smoke is covering much of the sky,” as they drove to the hospital.
Some of the worst air quality was measured downwind of the Eaton fire, which razed much of Altadena and left downtown Los Angeles and Boyle Heights under a pall of hazardous air.
The report and the subsequent reorganization cast a pall on the show, evaporating its famous party atmosphere.
His age, seeming infirmity, and catastrophically bad debate performance against Trumpov cast a pall of depression over many Democratic organizations and activists, and it seemed Trumpov then had a path toward a clear victory.
He palled around with Madonna, dated Naomi Campbell and directed a couple of Nine Inch Nails videos — one of which, “Pinion,” was so racy that MTV wouldn’t play the full thing on air.
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