ETYM Old Eng. pal, AS. pael, from Latin pallium cover, cloak, mantle, pall; cf. Latin palla robe, mantle.
(Homonym: Paul, pawl).
Something in which a corpse is wrapped; SYN. shroud, cerement, winding-sheet, winding-clothes.

ETYM See Pall (n.).
1. To become less interesting or attractive; SYN. dull.
2. To cause to become flat, of beer or wine.
3. To cover with a pall.
4. To lose strength or effectiveness; become or appear boring, insipid, or tiresome (to).
Covering cloth laid upon Communion chalice.