Meaning
Senses relating to cloth.
Etymology
Origin: Old English
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pel- Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium ? Latin pallium Old French pailebor. Old English pæl Middle English pal English pall From Middle English pal, palle, from Old English pæl, pæll, from Old French paile and Latin pallium (“cloak; covering”) (and thus a doublet of pallium), probably from palla (“piece of cloth worn as apparel”) (possibly from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (“to cover, wrap; hide, skin; cloth”)) + -ium (suffix forming abstract nouns).
Synonyms & Antonyms
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 20 recorded puzzles:
- 2026-09-24PABELOW
- 2026-07-07PABDLOR
- 2026-02-27PABCEIL
- 2025-12-17PUATIDL
- 2025-11-10AIPNLOV
- 2025-09-08AGHLMUP
- 2025-08-02PARIDLY
- 2025-06-30LAUHEPV
- 2025-06-20PTALEBH
- 2025-06-13PTANICL
- 2025-05-22PTAOHCL
- 2025-05-05PAOMLNR
+8 earlier appearances in the archive.