pall2 |
to become boring or distasteful; cause weariness. |
palladic |
of or containing tetravalent palladium. |
Palladium |
a statue of Athena, esp. one placed at the citadel of Troy as divine protection for the city. [2 definitions] |
palladium |
a chemical element that has forty-six protons in each nucleus and that occurs in pure form as a dense, malleable, corrosion-resistant silver-white solid metal, used esp. as a catalyst and in alloys. (symbol: Pd) |
palladous |
of or containing divalent palladium. |
pallbearer |
one of several persons who carry or accompany the casket at a funeral. |
pallet1 |
a small or temporary bed, or mattress stuffed with straw. |
pallet2 |
a movable, usu. wooden platform on which freight goods are moved or stored. [2 definitions] |
palliate |
to lessen the effect of; make less severe, esp. without curing. [2 definitions] |
palliative |
tending or acting to relieve or palliate. [2 definitions] |
pallid |
pale or whitened; lacking color. [2 definitions] |
pallium |
a cloak worn by men in ancient Greece and Rome; himation. [3 definitions] |
pall-mall |
a popular seventeenth-century game in which a boxwood ball was struck with a mallet in order to drive it through an iron ring at the end of a playing alley. [2 definitions] |
pallor |
unnatural paleness, esp. of the face. |
palm1 |
the inner surface of the hand, between the wrist and the base of the fingers. [4 definitions] |
palm2 |
any of numerous mainly tropical evergreen plants, usu. an unbranched tree having a crown of large divided leaves, or fronds. [3 definitions] |
palmate |
shaped like a hand with the fingers extended and spread, as various natural forms such as leaves. [2 definitions] |
palm crab |
a large land-dwelling crab of the South Pacific that feeds on coconuts. |
palmer |
a pilgrim, esp. of medieval Europe, who carried a palm leaf as a sign of having made a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. |
palmetto |
any of various low-growing palms that have fan-shaped leaves. |
palmistry |
the practice or art of foretelling one's future or divining one's character by interpreting the lines or creases on the palm. |