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Meaning
Noun
●
Senses
relating
to cloth.
Fine
cloth
, especially
purple
cloth
used for robes.
A
heavy
cloth
laid over
a
coffin
or
tomb
; a
shroud
laid over
a corpse.
●
In Christianity:
Senses
relating
to cloth.
A
piece
of
cardboard
,
covered
with
linen
and
embroidered
on
one side
, used to
cover
the
chalice
during the Eucharist.
A
cloth
used for various
purposes
on the
altar
in a
church
, such as a
corporal
(“cloth on which
elements
of the Eucharist are
placed
”) or
frontal
(“drapery
covering
the front of an
altar
”).
●
Senses
relating
to clothing.
An
outer garment
; a
cloak
,
mantle
, or robe.
Something that
covers
or
surrounds
like a
cloak
;
in particular
, a
cloud
of
dust
,
smoke
, etc; or a
feeling
of
fear
,
gloom
, or suspicion.
●
In Christianity & Clerical vestments:
Senses
relating
to clothing.
Especially in Roman Catholicism: a
pallium
(“liturgical
vestment
worn
over the chasuble”).
●
In Heraldic charges:
Senses
relating
to clothing.
A
charge
representing
an archbishop's
pallium
, having the form of the
letter
Y, sometimes
charged
with crosses.
●
A
feeling
of
nausea
caused
by
disgust
or overindulgence.
Verb
●
To
cloak
or
cover
with, or
as if
with, a pall.
●
To make
vapid
or
insipid
; to make
lifeless
or
spiritless
; to
dull
, to weaken.
●
To become
dull
,
insipid
,
tasteless
, or
vapid
; to
lose
life,
spirit
,
strength
, or taste.
Name
●
A surname.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
pall
English
pæll
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
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Stench
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Rhymes
All
Awl
Maul
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Paul
Pall
Tall
Call
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Yo'Ll
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Withal
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Instal
Thrall
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