pall reversed
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.88 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An ordinary that looks like an upside-down 'Y' (⅄).
Example Sentences
- "The Chinese running-hand form of the number six is 1, and this scarcely bears comparison with the mark in question, which looks almost exactly like an inverted pall or Y, each of whose three branches is formed of four circlets or dots, making twelve altogether."
- "It may be embroidered or edged with lace and a cross worked on its centre to distinguish it from the Mass corporal; or an inverted pall of the right size might conveniently be used if preferred."
- "When the two arms of the "Y" are on the hoist it may be called a simple pall, with the two arms on the fly a reversed pall, with the two arms on the top edge an upright pall and with the two arms on the bottom edge of the flag an inverted pall."