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noun
1.
a very close, intimate friend; comrade; chum.
2.
an accomplice.
verb (used without object)
3.
to associate as comrades or chums: to pal around with the kid next door.
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Palling
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| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
Origin:
1675–85; < English Romany: brother, mate, dissimilated variant of continental Romany phral ≪ Sanskrit bhrātṛ brother
1675–85; < English Romany: brother, mate, dissimilated variant of continental Romany phral ≪ Sanskrit bhrātṛ brother
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noun
1.
a cloth, often of velvet, for spreading over a coffin, bier, or tomb.
2.
a coffin.
3.
anything that covers, shrouds, or overspreads, especially with darkness or gloom.
4.
Ecclesiastical.
a.
pallium (def. 2b).
b.
a linen cloth or a square cloth-covered piece of cardboard used to cover a chalice.
5.
EXPANDHeraldry. pairle.
6.
Archaic. a cloth spread upon an altar; corporal.
7.
COLLAPSEArchaic. a garment, especially a robe, cloak, or the like.
verb (used with object)
8.
to cover with or as with a pall.
Origin:
before 900; Middle English; Old English pæll pope's pallium < Latin pallium cloak
before 900; Middle English; Old English pæll pope's pallium < Latin pallium cloak
Related forms
pall-like, adjective
Synonyms
3. shadow, melancholy, oppression.
3. shadow, melancholy, oppression.
verb (used without object)
1.
to have a wearying or tiresome effect (usually followed by on or upon).
2.
to become distasteful or unpleasant.
3.
to become satiated or cloyed with something.
verb (used with object)
4.
to satiate or cloy.
5.
to make dull, distasteful, or unpleasant.
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Word Origin & History
pal
1681, from Romany (English Gypsy) pal "brother, comrade," variant of continental Romany pral, plal, phral, probably from Skt. bhrata "brother" (see brother).
EXPAND"Better late than never, Pal, is a saying applicable on the present occasion." [Lord Byron, 1807]The verb is first recorded 1879.
pall
"become tiresome," 1700, from M.E. pallen "to become faint, fail in strength" (late 14c.), aphetic form of appallen "to dismay, fill with horror or disgust" (see appall).
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pal definition[pæl]
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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