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Something that covers or hides (in darkness), figuratively or literally
“It was a huge pall of thick black smoke billowing high into the air, west of the capital, that attracted our attention.”
A cloth spread over a coffin, hearse, or tomb
“The only recognition Railton received was to see the bloodstained Union Jack he had used as a pall for temporary burials lowered over the coffin of the Unknown Warrior in the Abbey.”
An aura or feeling of sadness or gloom
“Everyone was somber, a dark pall hanging over us.”
A coffin for a dead body
“The eight leading actresses in Victoria bearing the pall of their deceased companion was tolerably sure to attract a large crowd of gazers.”
The partial or total absence of light
A container with a flat base and sides, typically square or rectangular and having a lid
A burial shroud or garment
A misty or cloudy emanation
To become less appealing or interesting through familiarity
“Even the novelty of real food began to pall in the face of the unrelenting futility of hoping that her condition was ever going to change.”
To grow less in scope or intensity, especially gradually
“It was not until the sweetness began to pall that my grandmother set herself in earnest to store up sugar for future use.”
To cover or enclose in cloth or soft material
To inspire boredom in a person
To repulse, especially to the point causing one to feel physically nauseous or sick
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