n.
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, cloak, mantle, from Old English pæll, from Latin pallium
Date: 14th century
1 : PALLIUM 1A
2 a : a square of linen usually stiffened with cardboard that is used to cover the chalice b (1) : a heavy cloth draped over a coffin (2) : a coffin especially when holding a body
3 a : something that covers or conceals especially : an overspreading element that produces an effect of gloom <a pall of thick black smoke> <a pall of suspicion> b : a feeling of gloom <his absence cast a pall over the celebration>