pall

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | 297 words | Copyright

pall1
A. (arch.) cloth, esp. (a) rich cloth OE.; cloth spread on a coffin or hearse XV;

B. (arch.) robe, mantle OE.; papal pallium XV;

C. ‘mantle’ of cloud, mist. smoke XV. OE. pæll — L. pallium Greek mantle, philosopher's cloak, later in various eccl. uses; see PALLIUM.

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