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- DictionaryPall/pôl/
noun
- 1. a cloth spread over a coffin, hearse, or tomb.
- 2. a dark cloud or covering of smoke, dust, or similar matter: "a pall of black smoke hung over the quarry"
Definitions of pall. noun. burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped. synonyms: cerement, shroud, winding-clothes, winding-sheet. see more. noun. hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window) synonyms: curtain, drape, drapery, mantle. see more. noun. a dark covering or cloud, as of smoke. see more. noun. a sudden numbing dread.
1. a cloth covering, usually black, spread over a coffin or tomb. 2. a coffin, esp during the funeral ceremony. 3. a dark heavy covering; shroud: the clouds formed a pall over the sky. 4. a depressing or oppressive atmosphere: her bereavement cast a pall on the party. 5.
noun. a cloth, often of velvet, for spreading over a coffin, bier, or tomb. a coffin. anything that covers, shrouds, or overspreads, especially with darkness or gloom. Synonyms: melancholy, veil, shroud, shadow, darkness, cloud. Ecclesiastical. pallium ( def 2b ). a linen cloth or a square cloth-covered piece of cardboard used to cover a chalice.
6 days ago · pall in American English. (pɔl ) noun. 1. a. a cloth covering, typically black, draped over a coffin or catafalque. b. an overspreading covering, as of dark clouds or black smoke, that cloaks or obscures in a gloomy, depressing way; also, an overspreading, pervasive atmosphere or spirit of gloom and depression.
noun. uk/pɔːl/us. a pall of dust/smoke, etc. a thick cloud of dust / smoke, etc. Idioms. cast a pall over sth. (Definition of pall from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of pall. in Chinese (Traditional) 雲霧, 煙霧, 陰影，陰雲… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 云雾, 烟幕, 阴影，阴云… See more. in Spanish.
a cloth spread over a coffin (= a box used for burying a dead person in) Definition of pall noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Britannica Dictionary definition of PALL. [count] formal. 1. : something (such as a cloud of smoke) that covers a place and makes it dark — usually singular. A pall of smoke hung over the village after the fire. — often used figuratively. a pall of grief. The sad news cast a pall on/over the school.
