pall

pall

noun

Definition of PALL

1

a boxlike container for holding a dead body <bearing her husband's pall were her four brothers and two nephews>

Synonyms bier, box, casket, pall, sarcophagus

Related Words charnel (also charnel house), crypt, sepulchre (or sepulcher), sepulture, tomb, vault; urn; body bag

2

an overspreading element that produces an atmosphere of gloom <a persistent pall of distrust has overtaken this administration and will remain until the president resigns>

Synonyms darkness, pall, shadow

Related Words fog, haze, mist, murk, penumbra, umbra; midnight, night; mantle, shroud, veil

3

something that covers or conceals like a piece of cloth <a pall of gloom overshadowed the failing theater's last production>

Synonyms blanket, cope, cover, covering, coverture, cover-up, curtain, hood, mantle, mask, pall, penumbra, robe, shroud, veil, wraps

Related Words blind, concealer, screen, shield; fig leaf, Potemkin village, Trojan horse; camouflage, disguise, facade (also fa{ccedil}ade), face, mask, veneer; gloss, varnish