Cast of gloom

verb

1. To lose strength or effectiveness
2. To lose in interest or attraction

   "his humor began to pall on us"

3. Dwindle

   "our enthusiasm soon palled"

4. To cause to become insipid

   "reason and reflection … pall all his enjoyments"

5. To deprive of pleasure in something by satiating

   "The choicest delicacies pall the stomach in time."

noun

1. Pallium
2. A square of linen usually stiffened with cardboard that is used to cover the chalice
3. Something that covers or conceals
4. A feeling of gloom

   "his absence cast a pall over the celebration"

verb

1. To cover with a pall drape

noun

1. A 17th century game in which each player attempts to drive a wooden ball with a mallet down an alley and through a raised ring in as few strokes as possible

idiom

1. To give (something) an unhappy mood

   "Their argument cast a pall on the party."