pall
1
[ pawl ]
/ pɔl /
noun
verb (used with object)
to cover with or as with a pall.
Origin of pall
1
before 900; Middle English; Old English
pæll pope's pallium < Latin
pallium cloak
OTHER WORDS FROM pall
pall-like, adjectiveWords nearby pall
palisander,
palish,
palissy,
palk strait,
palki,
pall,
pall mall,
pall-mall,
palla,
palladian,
palladian window
Definition for pall (2 of 2)
pall
2
[ pawl ]
/ pɔl /
verb (used without object)
to have a wearying or tiresome effect (usually followed by on or upon).
to become distasteful or unpleasant.
to become satiated or cloyed with something.
verb (used with object)
to satiate or cloy.
to make dull, distasteful, or unpleasant.
Origin of pall
2
1350–1400; Middle English
pallen; aphetic variant of
appall
Example sentences from the Web for pall
British Dictionary definitions for pall (1 of 2)
pall
1
/ (pɔːl) /
noun
verb
(tr)
to cover or depress with a pall
Word Origin for pall
Old English
pæll, from Latin:
pallium
British Dictionary definitions for pall (2 of 2)
pall
2
/ (pɔːl) /
verb
(intr often foll by on)
to become or appear boring, insipid, or tiresome (to)
history classes palled on me
to cloy or satiate, or become cloyed or satiated
Word Origin for pall
C14: variant of
appal