"cast a pall" meaning in English

See cast a pall in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: casts a pall [present, singular, third-person], casting a pall [participle, present], cast a pall [participle, past], cast a pall [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|casts a pall|casting a pall|cast a pall}} cast a pall (third-person singular simple present casts a pall, present participle casting a pall, simple past and past participle cast a pall)
  1. To spoil (something); to cast a feeling of gloom (over something). [with on or over]
    Sense id: en-cast_a_pall-en-verb-Q5p4biWm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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