pall

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pall

A heavy velvet pall covers the window.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A cloth covering, especially for a coffin: A heavy cloth, often of velvet, used to drape a coffin or bier.
    • A dark or gloomy covering: Something that covers, conceals, or overshadows with a sense of gloom, darkness, or heaviness.
    • A feeling of weariness or boredom: A state of being tired of something because it is no longer interesting or enjoyable.

  2. Verb:

    • To become less interesting or appealing over time: To lose the ability to interest, entertain, or stimulate; to become dull or tiresome.
    • To lose strength or vitality: To become weaker, less effective, or less vibrant.
    • To cover with or as if with a pall: To cover in a way that obscures or darkens.
Examples of Usage

  • Noun:

    • A black velvet pall was draped over the casket.
    • A pall of smoke hung over the city after the fire.
    • A pall of sadness fell over the gathering when the news was announced.

  • Verb:

    • Even the most exciting games can pall after being played for hours.
    • The novelty of the new job quickly palled, and the routine became monotonous.
    • The constant noise began to pall on the residents.
Advanced Usage
  • "Cast a pall over (something)": To cause an event or situation to become less enjoyable, hopeful, or cheerful by introducing a gloomy or depressing element.
    • The sudden budget cuts cast a pall over the company's anniversary celebrations.
Variants and Related Words
  • Pallbearer (n): A person who helps to carry or officially escorts a coffin at a funeral.
  • Palliative (adj/n): (Adjective) Relieving pain or alleviating a problem without dealing with the underlying cause. (Noun) A palliative agent or measure.
Synonyms
  • Noun (covering): shroud, veil, mantle, cloak.
  • Noun (gloom): gloom, shadow, cloud, melancholy.
  • Verb (become boring): cloy, weary, tire, jade, bore.
  • Verb (lose strength): fade, weaken, diminish, wane.
Phrasal Verbs / Common Collocations
  • Pall on/upon (someone): To become boring or tiresome to a person.
    • His endless stories began to pall on his audience.
Related Idioms
  • A pall of silence: A sudden or oppressive silence.
    • A pall of silence descended on the room after his controversial remark.
pall

A heavy velvet pall covers the window.

Noun
  1. hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
  2. burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped
  3. a sudden numbing dread
Verb
  1. lose interest or become bored with something or somebody
    • I'm so tired of your mother and her complaints about my food
  2. lose strength or effectiveness; become or appear boring, insipid, or tiresome (to)
    • the course palled on her
  3. lose sparkle or bouquet
    • wine and beer can pall
  4. cause to become flat
    • pall the beer
  5. cause surfeit through excess though initially pleasing
    • Too much spicy food cloyed his appetite
  6. cover with a pall
  7. cause to lose courage
    • dashed by the refusal
  8. become less interesting or attractive

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