Sunday, August 30, 2009

August 30, 2009

Today I learned that the word "pall" has about a bajillion definitions...or 11.

Definitions of pall on the Web:
  • become less interesting or attractive
  • daunt: cause to lose courage; "dashed by the refusal"
  • cover with a pall
  • cloy: cause surfeit through excess though initially pleasing; "Too much spicy food cloyed his appetite"
  • cause to become flat; "pall the beer"
  • die: lose sparkle or bouquet; "wine and beer can pall"
  • chill: a sudden numbing dread
  • lose strength or effectiveness; become or appear boring, insipid, or tiresome (to); "the course palled on her"
  • burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped
  • tire: lose interest or become bored with something or somebody; "I'm so tired of your mother and her complaints about my food"
  • curtain: hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
Today I also learned of the existence of this "fur toad" bag and "winkers," both hilariously horrid inventions.

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