pall vs drop cloth

drop cloth vs pall

pall and drop cloth both are nouns.

pall is a verb but drop cloth is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pall	Yes	No	Yes	No
drop cloth	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, drop cloth is a hyponym of pall; that is, drop cloth is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than pall:

pall: hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
drop cloth: a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background scenery

Other hyponyms of pall include drop, drop curtain, festoon, frontal, portiere, shower curtain, theater curtain, theatre curtain, lace curtain, net curtain.

pall (noun)	drop cloth (noun)
hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)	a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background scenery
burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped	a large piece of cloth laid over the floor or furniture while a room is being painted
a sudden numbing dread

pall (verb)	drop cloth (verb)
lose interest or become bored with something or somebody
lose strength or effectiveness; become or appear boring, insipid, or tiresome (to)
become less interesting or attractive
lose sparkle or bouquet
cause to become flat
cause surfeit through excess though initially pleasing
cover with a pall
cause to lose courage; to be daunted; to be scared away

Difference between pall and drop cloth

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