noun Senses relating to cloth. Fine cloth, especially purple cloth used for robes. A heavy cloth laid over a coffin or tomb; a shroud laid over a corpse. A piece of cardboard, covered with linen and embroidered on one side, used to cover the chalice during the Eucharist. A cloth used for various purposes on the altar in a church, such as a corporal (“cloth on which elements of the Eucharist are placed”) or frontal (“drapery covering the front of an altar”).
noun Fine cloth, especially purple cloth used for robes.
noun A heavy cloth laid over a coffin or tomb; a shroud laid over a corpse.
noun A piece of cardboard, covered with linen and embroidered on one side, used to cover the chalice during the Eucharist.
noun A cloth used for various purposes on the altar in a church, such as a corporal (“cloth on which elements of the Eucharist are placed”) or frontal (“drapery covering the front of an altar”).
noun Senses relating to clothing. An outer garment; a cloak, mantle, or robe. Something that covers or surrounds like a cloak; in particular, a cloud of dust, smoke, etc., or a feeling of fear, gloom, or suspicion.
The early election results cast a pall over what was supposed to be a celebration.
noun An outer garment; a cloak, mantle, or robe.
noun Something that covers or surrounds like a cloak; in particular, a cloud of dust, smoke, etc., or a feeling of fear, gloom, or suspicion.
The early election results cast a pall over what was supposed to be a celebration.