pall vs portiere

portiere vs pall

pall and portiere both are nouns.

pall is a verb but portiere is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pall	Yes	No	Yes	No
portiere	Yes	No	No	No

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

pall: hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
portiere: a heavy curtain hung across a doorway

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

pall (noun)	portiere (noun)
hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)	a heavy curtain hung across a doorway
burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped
a sudden numbing dread

pall (verb)	portiere (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 portiere

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