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Pall vs. Paul — What's the Difference?

Pall vs. Paul — What's the Difference?

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Pall

A cover for a coffin, bier, or tomb, often made of black, purple, or white velvet.

Paul

See Pawl.

Pall

A coffin, especially one being carried to a grave or tomb.

Paul

An Italian silver coin. See Paolo.

Pall

A covering that darkens or obscures
A pall of smoke over the city.
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Paul

United States feminist (1885-1977)

Pall

A gloomy effect or atmosphere
"A pall of depressed indifference hung over Petrograd during February and March 1916" (W. Bruce Lincoln).

Paul

(New Testament) a Christian missionary to the Gentiles; author of several Epistles in the New Testament; even though Paul was not present at the Last Supper he is considered an apostle;
Paul's name was Saul prior to his conversion to Christianity

Pall

A linen cloth or a square of cardboard faced with cloth used to cover the chalice.

Pall

See pallium.

Pall

To cover with or as if with a pall.

Pall

To become insipid, boring, or wearisome.

Pall

To have a dulling, wearisome, or boring effect.

Pall

To become cloyed or satiated.

Pall

To cloy; satiate.

Pall

To make vapid or wearisome.

Pall

Senses relating to cloth.

Pall

Fine cloth, especially purple cloth used for robes.

Pall

A heavy cloth laid over a coffin or tomb; a shroud laid over a corpse.

Pall

(Christianity) A piece of cardboard, covered with linen and embroidered on one side, used to cover the chalice during the Eucharist.

Pall

A cloth used for various purposes on the altar in a church, such as a placed]] or drapery covering the front of an altar.

Pall

Senses relating to clothing.

Pall

(archaic) An outer garment; a cloak, mantle, or robe.

Pall

(figuratively) Something that covers or surrounds like a cloak; in particular, a cloud of dust, smoke, etc., or a feeling of fear, gloom, or suspicion.
The early election results cast a pall over what was supposed to be a celebration.
A pall came over the crowd when the fourth goal was scored.

Pall

(Christianity) Especially in Roman Catholicism: a worn]] over the chasuble.

Pall

(heraldic charge) A charge representing an archbishop's pallium, having the form of the letter Y charged with crosses.
The flag of South Africa has a green pall

Pall

A feeling of nausea caused by disgust or overindulgence.

Pall

(transitive) To cloak or cover with, or as if with, a pall.

Pall

(transitive) To make vapid or insipid; to make lifeless or spiritless; to dull, to weaken.

Pall

(intransitive) To become dull, insipid, tasteless, or vapid; to lose life, spirit, strength, or taste.
The liquor palls.

Pall

Same as Pawl.

Pall

An outer garment; a cloak mantle.
His lion's skin changed to a pall of gold.

Pall

A kind of rich stuff used for garments in the Middle Ages.

Pall

Same as Pallium.
About this time Pope Gregory sent two archbishop's palls into England, - the one for London, the other for York.

Pall

A figure resembling the Roman Catholic pallium, or pall, and having the form of the letter Y.

Pall

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.

Pall

A piece of cardboard, covered with linen and embroidered on one side; - used to put over the chalice.

Pall

Nausea.

Pall

To cloak.

Pall

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.

Pall

To make vapid or insipid; to make lifeless or spiritless; to dull; to weaken.
Reason and reflection . . . pall all his enjoyments.

Pall

To satiate; to cloy; as, to pall the appetite.

Pall

A sudden numbing dread

Pall

Burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped

Pall

Hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)

Pall

Become less interesting or attractive

Pall

Cause to lose courage;
Dashed by the refusal

Pall

Cover with a pall

Pall

Cause surfeit through excess though initially pleasing;
Too much spicy food cloyed his appetite

Pall

Cause to become flat;
Pall the beer

Pall

Lose sparkle or bouquet;
Wine and beer can pall

Pall

Lose strength or effectiveness; become or appear boring, insipid, or tiresome (to);
The course palled on her

Pall

Get tired of something or somebody

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