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arcana imperii :: the book of j

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pall: noun. from middle english, cloak, mantle, from old english pæll, from latin pallium: a square of linen usually stiffened with cardboard that is used to cover the chalice. a heavy cloth draped over a coffin. a coffin, especially when holding a body. something that covers or conceals; especially, an overspreading element that produces an effect of gloom (as in: a pall of thick black smoke).