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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—P

Pall

the covering thrown over a coffin, is the Latin pallium, a square piece of cloth used by the Romans to throw over their shoulders, or to cover them in bed; hence a coverlet.

Pall,
the long sweeping robe, is the Roman palla, worn only by princes and women of honest fame. This differed greatly from the pallium, which was worn by freemen and slaves, soldiers, and philosophers.

Sometimes let gorgeous Tragedy
In sceptred pall come sweeping by.

Milton: Il Peuseroso

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
Pall-bearers
Palissy Ware
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