pall
Fine cloth, especially purple cloth used for robes.
A heavy cloth laid over a coffin or tomb; a shroud laid over a corpse.
A piece of cardboard, covered with linen and embroidered on one side, used to cover the chalice during the Eucharist.
A cloth used for various purposes on the altar in a church, such as a corporal (“cloth on which elements of the Eucharist are placed”) or frontal (“drapery covering the front of an altar”).
An outer garment; a cloak, mantle, or robe.
Something that covers or surrounds like a cloak; in particular, a cloud of dust, smoke, etc., or a feeling of fear, gloom, or suspicion.
Especially in Roman Catholicism: a pallium (“liturgical vestment worn over the chasuble”).
A charge representing an archbishop's pallium, having the form of the letter Y, sometimes charged with crosses.
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Alliteration
Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)
Assonance
Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing