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Palled
(gcide) | Pall \Pall\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Palled (p[add]ld); p. pr. &
vb. n. Palling.] [Either shortened fr. appall, or fr. F.
p[^a]lir to grow pale. Cf. Appall, Pale, a.]
To become vapid, tasteless, dull, or insipid; to lose
strength, life, spirit, or taste; as, the liquor palls.
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Beauty soon grows familiar to the lover,
Fades in the eye, and palls upon the sense. --Addisin.
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appalled
(encz) | appalled,zděšený adj: Zdeněk Brož |
appalled
(gcide) | appalled \appalled\ adj.
1. struck with fear, dread, or consternation.
Syn: aghast(predicate), dismayed, shocked.
[WordNet 1.5 +PJC]Appall \Ap*pall"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Appalled; p. pr. & vb.
n. Appalling.] [OF. appalir to grow pale, make pale; a (L.
ad) + p[^a]lir to grow pale, to make pale, p[^a]le pale. See
Pale, a., and cf. Pall.]
1. To make pale; to blanch. [Obs.]
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The answer that ye made to me, my dear, . . .
Hath so appalled my countenance. --Wyatt.
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2. To weaken; to enfeeble; to reduce; as, an old appalled
wight. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Wine, of its own nature, will not congeal and
freeze, only it will lose the strength, and become
appalled in extremity of cold. --Holland.
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3. To depress or discourage with fear; to impress with fear
in such a manner that the mind shrinks, or loses its
firmness; to overcome with sudden terror or horror; to
dismay; as, the sight appalled the stoutest heart.
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The house of peers was somewhat appalled at this
alarum. --Clarendon.
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Syn: To dismay; terrify; daunt; frighten; affright; scare;
depress. See Dismay.
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Appalled
(gcide) | appalled \appalled\ adj.
1. struck with fear, dread, or consternation.
Syn: aghast(predicate), dismayed, shocked.
[WordNet 1.5 +PJC]Appall \Ap*pall"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Appalled; p. pr. & vb.
n. Appalling.] [OF. appalir to grow pale, make pale; a (L.
ad) + p[^a]lir to grow pale, to make pale, p[^a]le pale. See
Pale, a., and cf. Pall.]
1. To make pale; to blanch. [Obs.]
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The answer that ye made to me, my dear, . . .
Hath so appalled my countenance. --Wyatt.
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2. To weaken; to enfeeble; to reduce; as, an old appalled
wight. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Wine, of its own nature, will not congeal and
freeze, only it will lose the strength, and become
appalled in extremity of cold. --Holland.
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3. To depress or discourage with fear; to impress with fear
in such a manner that the mind shrinks, or loses its
firmness; to overcome with sudden terror or horror; to
dismay; as, the sight appalled the stoutest heart.
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The house of peers was somewhat appalled at this
alarum. --Clarendon.
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Syn: To dismay; terrify; daunt; frighten; affright; scare;
depress. See Dismay.
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Unappalled
(gcide) | Unappalled \Un`ap*palled"\, a.
Not appalled; not frightened; dauntless; undaunted. --Milton.
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appalled
(wn) | appalled
adj 1: struck with fear, dread, or consternation [syn:
aghast(p), appalled, dismayed, shocked] |
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