~ 1 [ pɔ:l ]
■ noun
1》 a cloth spread over a coffin, hearse, or tomb.
2》 a dark cloud of smoke, dust, etc.
3》 an enveloping air of gloom or fear.
4》 an ecclesiastical ~ium.
↘ Heraldry a Y-shaped charge representing the front of an ecclesiastical ~ium.
Origin
OE pæll 'rich (purple) cloth, cloth cover for a chalice', from L. ~ium 'covering, cloak'.
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~ 2 [ pɔ:l ]
■ verb become less appealing or interesting through familiarity.
Origin
ME: shortening of appal .