释义 |
pal /pal/ (informal) noun- A partner, mate
- Chum
intransitive verb (pallˈing; palled /pald/) To associate as a pal ORIGIN: Romany pally /palˈi/ adjective palˈsy or palsy-walˈsy adjective (informal) - Over-friendly
- Ingratiatingly intimate
pall1 /pöl/ noun- A covering of rich cloth
- A rich cloth (archaic)
- A curtain, covering, or cloak, eg of smoke or darkness (figurative)
- A corporal (religion)
- A frontal
- A chalice-cover
- A cloth spread over a coffin or tomb
- A cloak, mantle, outer garment (esp religion)
- A pallium
- A bearing representing a pallium (heraldry)
transitive verb To cover with, or as if with, a pall ORIGIN: OE pæll a rich robe, from L pallium; see pallium pallˈ-bearer noun - One of the mourners at a funeral who used to hold up the corners of the pall
- One of those carrying (or walking beside) a coffin at a funeral
pall2 /pöl/ intransitive verb- To become vapid, insipid, or wearisome
- To lose relish
- To lose strength (obsolete)
transitive verb- To make vapid
- To cloy
- To daunt (obsolete)
- To weaken (obsolete)
- To pale (obsolete)
ORIGIN: Prob from appal |