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Pallia [Plural] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Pallial [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Of or pretaining to a mantle, especially to the mantle of mollusks; produced by the mantle; as, the pallial line, or impression, which marks the attachment of the mantle on the inner surface of a bivalve shell. See Illust. of Bivalve.

Palliament [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

A dress; a robe. [Not used.]

Palliament [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

A dress; a robe.

Palliard [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

A lecher; a lewd person. [Not used nor English.]

Palliard [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. A born beggar; a vagabond.

2. A lecher; a lewd person.

Palliardise [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Fornication. [Not used.]

Palliasse [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

See Paillasse.

Palliate [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Eased; mitigated. [Not used.]

Palliate [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. To clothe.

2. To cover with excuse; to conceal the enormity of offenses by excuses and apologies; hence, to extenuate; to lessen; to soften by favorable representations; as, to palliate faults, offenses, crimes or vices.

3. To reduce in violence; to mitigate; to lessen or abate; as, to palliate a disease.

Palliate [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. Covered with a mant/e; cloaked; disguised.

2. Eased; mitigated; alleviated.

Palliate [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. To cover with a mantle or cloak; to cover up; to hide.

2. To cover with excuses; to conceal the enormity of, by excuses and apologies; to extenuate; as, to palliate faults.

3. To reduce in violence; to lessen or abate; to mitigate; to ease withhout curing; as, to palliate a disease.

Palliated [Participle passive] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Covered by excuses; extenuated; softened.

Palliated [Imperfect tense and past participle] Webster's Dictionary 1913

of Palliate

Palliating [Participle present tense] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Concealing the enormity or most censurable part of conduct; extenuating; softening.

Palliating [Present participle and verbal noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

of Palliate

Palliation [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. The act of palliating; concealment of the most flagrant circumstances of an offense; extenuation by favorable representation; as the palliation of faults, offenses, vices or crimes.

2. Mitigation; alleviation; abatement; as of a disease.

Palliation [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. The act of palliating, or state of being palliated; extenuation; excuse; as, the palliation of faults, offenses, vices.

2. Mitigation; alleviation, as of a disease.

3. That which cloaks or covers; disguise; also, the state of being covered or disguised.

Palliative [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. Extenuating; serving to extenuate by excuses or favorable representation.

2. Mitigating; alleviating; as pain or disease.

Palliative [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. That which extenuates.

2. That which mitigates, alleviates or abates the violence of pain, disease or other evil.

Palliative [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Serving to palliate; serving to extenuate or mitigate.

Palliative [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

That which palliates; a palliative agent.

Palliatory [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Palliative; extenuating.