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- Dictionarypall/pɔːl/
noun
- 1. a cloth spread over a coffin, hearse, or tomb. Similar
- 2. a dark cloud of smoke, dust, etc.: "a pall of black smoke hung over the quarry" Similar
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PALL definition: 1. a thick, dark cloud of smoke: 2. a negative feeling or mood: 3. a cloth used to cover a coffin…. Learn more.
The meaning of PALL is to lose strength or effectiveness. How to use pall in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Pall.
PALL meaning: 1. a thick, dark cloud of smoke: 2. a negative feeling or mood: 3. a cloth used to cover a coffin…. Learn more.
A pall was originally a coffin’s cloak. Now pall usually means that an event or situation is — literally or figuratively — covered in gloom, like disappointing news that casts a pall on your day. The noun pall comes from the Latin word, pallium, “covering or cloak.”
Pall definition: a cloth, often of velvet, for spreading over a coffin, bier, or tomb.. See examples of PALL used in a sentence.
Definition of 'pall' Word Frequency. pall. (pɔːl ) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense palls , past tense, past participle palled. 1. verb [no cont] If something palls, it becomes less interesting or less enjoyable after a period of time. Already the allure of meals in restaurants had begun to pall. [VERB]
n. 1. A cover for a coffin, bier, or tomb, often made of black, purple, or white velvet. 2. A coffin, especially one being carried to a grave or tomb. 3. a. A covering that darkens or obscures: a pall of smoke over the city. b.
