English Dictionary: palling | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Pall \Pall\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Palled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Palling}.] [Either shortened fr. appall, or fr. F. p[83]lir to grow pale. Cf. {Appall}, {Pale}, a.] To become vapid, tasteless, dull, or insipid; to lose strength, life, spirit, or taste; as, the liquor palls. Beauty soon grows familiar to the lover, Fades in the eye, and palls upon the sense. --Addisin. |