pall
noun
a cloth, often of velvet, for spreading over a coffin, bier, or tomb.
palls
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pluralof pall.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The immediate damage is clear to see, with heavy palls of smoke hanging over the blackened and charred landscape, but a conservation expert said the long-term damage could take hundreds of years to repair.
From BBC ● May 2, 2026
But Malloy’s attempt to cross-reference the stand-alone 30-minute stories with psychological and literal echoes palls.
From New York Times ● May 20, 2024
But the inconvenience of shopping in tropical heat palls compared with farmers afraid their harvests will be scant due to a lack of fertilizer.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 2, 2022
But the narrative tension that ensues is as weak as the American tea Mrs. Donnelly abhors, and Patel’s overly ingratiating performance quickly palls.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 5, 2015
As we made our way through the matchbox-type Tembisa houses, we saw fires and palls of black smoke in the distance.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
