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pall

1

[ pawl ]

noun

  1. a cloth, often of velvet, for spreading over a coffin, bier, or tomb.
  2. a coffin.
  3. anything that covers, shrouds, or overspreads, especially with darkness or gloom.

    Synonyms: , , , , ,

  4. Ecclesiastical.
    1. a linen cloth or a square cloth-covered piece of cardboard used to cover a chalice.
  5. Heraldry. pairle ( def ).
  6. Archaic. a cloth spread upon an altar; corporal.
  7. Archaic. a garment, especially a robe, cloak, or the like.


verb (used with object)

  1. to cover with or as with a pall.

pall

2

[ pawl ]

verb (used without object)

  1. to have a wearying or tiresome effect (usually followed by on or upon ).
  2. to become distasteful or unpleasant.
  3. to become satiated or cloyed with something.

verb (used with object)

  1. to satiate or cloy.

    Synonyms: , ,

  2. to make dull, distasteful, or unpleasant.

pall

1

/ ±èɔ˱ô /

noun

  1. a cloth covering, usually black, spread over a coffin or tomb
  2. a coffin, esp during the funeral ceremony
  3. a dark heavy covering; shroud

    the clouds formed a pall over the sky

  4. a depressing or oppressive atmosphere

    her bereavement cast a pall on the party

  5. heraldry an ordinary consisting of a Y-shaped bearing
  6. Christianity
    1. a small square linen cloth with which the chalice is covered at the Eucharist
    2. an archaic word for pallium
  7. an obsolete word for cloak
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to cover or depress with a pall
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

pall

2

/ ±èɔ˱ô /

verb

  1. introften foll byon to become or appear boring, insipid, or tiresome (to)

    history classes palled on me

  2. to cloy or satiate, or become cloyed or satiated
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of pall1

First recorded before 900; Middle English pal, palle “fine cloth; cloak; robe,†Old English ±èæ±ô±ô, from Latin pallium “c±ô´Ç²¹°ìâ€

Origin of pall2

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English pallen “impair; weakenâ€; shortened variant of appall
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of pall1

Old English ±èæ±ô±ô, from Latin: pallium

Origin of pall2

C14: variant of appal
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During his years as an actor in New York, Hackman palled around with Hoffman and another struggling actor, Robert Duvall, and worked a variety of jobs that included doorman and cab driver.

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The growing opposition to Yoon's actions has cast a pall over the nation.

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