Pall vs. Paul — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Pall and Paul
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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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