PALL (PAWL)
\pˈɔːl pˈɔːl], \pˈɔːl pˈɔːl], \p_ˈɔː_l__ p_ˈɔː_l]\
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Cloth, usu. of black or purple or white velvet, spread over coffin, hearse, or tomb; woollen vestment worn by Pope& some metropolitans or archbishops; (fig.) mantle, cloak; p.-bearer, person holding up corner of p. at funeral. [old English]
By Sir Augustus Henry