I. pall 1 /pɔːl $ pɒːl/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive not in progressive] literary
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: appal ]
if something palls, it becomes less interesting or enjoyable because you have experienced it before:
Gradually, the novelty of city life began to pall.
II. pall 2 BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 900-1000 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: pallium 'covering' ]
1 . [usually singular] a thick dark cloud of smoke, dust etc
pall of smoke/dust/ash etc
A pall of thick grey smoke hung over the buildings.
2 . a pall of something literary an unpleasant quality that seems to be in a place or situation:
The area is enveloped in a pall of neglect.
3 . a cloth used to cover a ↑ coffin (=a box containing a dead body)