Pall — Defs

01 n. Same as Pawl.

02 n. An outer garment; a cloak mantle.

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.[Obs.]
3.
Same as Pallium.(R. C. Ch.) See: 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.(Her.)
5.
A large cloth, esp., 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.(Eccl.)

03 v. t. To cloak.

04 v. i. To become vapid, tasteless, dull, or insipid; to lose strength, life, spirit, or taste; as, the liquor palls.

imp. & p. p. Palled; p. pr. & vb. n. Palling

1.
To become vapid, tasteless, dull, or insipid; to lose strength, life, spirit, or taste; as, the liquor palls.
“Beauty soon grows familiar to the lover, Fades in the eye, and palls upon the sense.” — Addisin.

05 v. t. To make vapid or insipid; to make lifeless or spiritless; to dull; to weaken.

1.
To make vapid or insipid; to make lifeless or spiritless; to dull; to weaken.
“Reason and reflection . . . pall all his enjoyments.” — Atterbury.
2.
To satiate; to cloy; as, to pall the appetite.

06 n. Nausea.