pall Synonyms
pall Meaning
pall (n)
a sudden numbing dread
burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped
hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
pall (v)
become less interesting or attractive
cause to lose courage
cover with a pall
cause surfeit through excess though initially pleasing
cause to become flat
lose sparkle or bouquet
lose strength or effectiveness; become or appear boring, insipid, or tiresome (to)
lose interest or become bored with something or somebody
pall (n.)
Same as Pawl.
An outer garment; a cloak mantle.
A kind of rich stuff used for garments in the Middle Ages.
Same as Pallium.
A figure resembling the Roman Catholic pallium, or pall, and having the form of the letter Y.
A large cloth, esp., a heavy black cloth, thrown over a coffin at a funeral; sometimes, also, over a tomb.
A piece of cardboard, covered with linen and embroidered on one side; -- used to put over the chalice.
Nausea.
pall (v. t.)
To cloak.
To make vapid or insipid; to make lifeless or spiritless; to dull; to weaken.
To satiate; to cloy; as, to pall the appetite.
pall (a.)
To become vapid, tasteless, dull, or insipid; to lose strength, life, spirit, or taste; as, the liquor palls.
pall Sentence Examples
- The funeral pall draped somberly over the coffin, a reminder of the transience of life.
- The pall of smoke from the distant forest fire hung heavy in the air, obscuring the sunlight.
- The pallbearer's faces were etched with grief as they carried the deceased to his final resting place.
- The pall of depression settled upon her mind, shrouding her thoughts in darkness.
- The pallbearer stumbled under the weight of the coffin, his pallor a testament to the emotional toll of the occasion.
- A pall of secrecy surrounded the investigation, with details kept strictly confidential.
- The pall of guilt weighed heavily on their conscience, preventing them from finding peace.
- The pall of winter hung over the landscape, transforming it into a desolate wasteland.
- The pall of doubt lingered in their minds, casting an uncertain shadow over their future plans.
- A pall of sorrow enveloped the family as they mourned the loss of their beloved patriarch.
FAQs About the word pall
a sudden numbing dread, burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped, hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window), become less interesting or attract
tomb, casket,coffin, sarcophagus, urn,bier, vault, box,sepulchre, charnel house
mount, rise, swell, escalate, grow, soar, enlarge, soar, appear,rise
The funeral pall draped somberly over the coffin, a reminder of the transience of life.
The pall of smoke from the distant forest fire hung heavy in the air, obscuring the sunlight.
The pallbearer's faces were etched with grief as they carried the deceased to his final resting place.
The pall of depression settled upon her mind, shrouding her thoughts in darkness.
