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, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH pall

pale pall pallor

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

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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