palla
Americannoun
-
pallae
plural
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of palla
Borrowed into English from Latin around 1700–10
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
See Examples For:
He was the son of a Spanish captain and a palla — a member of Incan royalty — making him mestizo.
From New York Times ● Nov. 1, 2023
She dressed Aurelia in her most beautiful dress, the finest imported silk in bright, eye-catching colors banded with gold thread, and draped a contrasting palla around her shoulders.
From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks
And as if to prove it, she snatched the palla from her shoulders and, rolling it up to give it substance, she threw it down to him.
From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks
“Oh, yes, very much,” she replied politely, like a child at a patty, unlocking her tense fingers to adjust her palla.
From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks
It was her mother who made her exchange her everyday palla for one newer and more luxuriant, and change her sandals to gold ones.
From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks
Their stolae were ornamented with purple bands, and fastened with diamond clasps, while their pallae trailed along the ground.
From The Old Roman World, : the Grandeur and Failure of Its Civilization. by John Lord
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
