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Definition of Pall
1. Noun. A sudden numbing dread.
2. Verb. Become less interesting or attractive.
3. Noun. Burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped.
Generic synonyms: Burial Garment
Derivative terms: Shroud, Shroud, Shroud
4. Verb. Cause to lose courage. "The bad news will pall him"; "Dashed by the refusal"
Generic synonyms: Intimidate, Restrain
Derivative terms: Scare
5. Noun. Hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window).
Generic synonyms: Blind, Screen, Furnishing
Specialized synonyms: Drop, Drop Cloth, Drop Curtain, Festoon, Frontal, Portiere, Shower Curtain, Theater Curtain, Theatre Curtain
Terms within: Eyehole, Eyelet
Derivative terms: Curtain
6. Verb. Cover with a pall.
7. Verb. Cause surfeit through excess though initially pleasing. "Too much spicy food cloyed his appetite"
8. Verb. Cause to become flat. "Pall the beer"
9. Verb. Lose sparkle or bouquet. "Wine and beer can pall"
10. Verb. Lose strength or effectiveness; become or appear boring, insipid, or tiresome (to). "The course palled on her"
11. Verb. Lose interest or become bored with something or somebody. "I'm so tired of your mother and her complaints about my food"
Generic synonyms: Degenerate, Deteriorate, Devolve, Drop
Specialized synonyms: Conk Out, Peter Out, Poop Out, Run Down, Run Out, Retire, Withdraw
Derivative terms: Fatigue, Jade
Definition of Pall
1. n. Same as Pawl.
2. n. An outer garment; a cloak mantle.
3. v. t. To cloak.
4. v. i. To become vapid, tasteless, dull, or insipid; to lose strength, life, spirit, or taste; as, the liquor palls.
5. v. t. To make vapid or insipid; to make lifeless or spiritless; to dull; to weaken.
6. n. Nausea.
Definition of Pall
1. Noun. (archaic) fine cloth, especially purple cloth used for robes ¹
2. Noun. (context: Christianity) a cloth used for various purposes on the altar in a church ¹
3. Noun. a heavy canvas, especially laid over a coffin or tomb ¹
4. Verb. to make vapid or insipid; to make lifeless or spiritless; to dull; to weaken ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Pall
1. to become insipid [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: insipid
Medical Definition of Pall
1. 1. An outer garment; a cloak mantle. "His lion's skin changed to a pall of gold." (Spenser) 2. A kind of rich stuff used for garments in the Middle Ages. 3. Same as Pallium. "About this time Pope Gregory sent two archbishop's palls into England, the one for London, the other for York." (Fuller) 4. A figure resembling the Roman Catholic pallium, or pall, and having the form of the letter Y. 5. A large cloth, especially, a heavy black cloth, thrown over a coffin at a funeral; sometimes, also, over a tomb. "Warriors carry the warrior's pall." (Tennyson) 6. A piece of cardboard, covered with linen and embroidered on one side; used to put over the chalice. Origin: OE. Pal, AS. Pael, from L. Pallium cover, cloak, mantle, pall; cf. L. Palla robe, mantle. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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