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2 n [C]
[Date: 900-1000; Language: Latin; Origin: pallium 'covering']
[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.
a pall of sth
literary an unpleasant quality that seems to be in a place or situation
::The area is enveloped in a pall of neglect.
a cloth used to cover a coffin (=a box containing a dead body)