pall-like

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Definitions of pall-like word

noun pall-like a cloth, often of velvet, for spreading over a coffin, bier, or tomb. 1
noun pall-like a coffin. 1
noun pall-like anything that covers, shrouds, or overspreads, especially with darkness or gloom. 1
noun pall-like Ecclesiastical. pallium (def 2b). a linen cloth or a square cloth-covered piece of cardboard used to cover a chalice. 1
noun pall-like Heraldry. pairle. 1
noun pall-like Archaic. a cloth spread upon an altar; corporal. 1

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English; Old English pæll pope's pallium < Latin pallium cloak

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".