palling

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palling - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Pall \Pall\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Palled (p[add]ld); p. pr. &
     vb. n. Palling.] [Either shortened fr. appall, or fr. F.
     p[^a]lir to grow pale. Cf. Appall, Pale, a.]
     To become vapid, tasteless, dull, or insipid; to lose
     strength, life, spirit, or taste; as, the liquor palls.
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           Beauty soon grows familiar to the lover,
           Fades in the eye, and palls upon the sense. --Addisin.
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