RE: Question about pitch of underground drainage pipe. Usually perforated pipes are bedded in gravel. When water accumulates in the gravel it'll bubble up in the perforated pipe and at some point it'll discharge out the end. Perforated pipes do not need to be placed on a design slope like a gravity pipe.
Funeral procession arriving at the church. The coffin is covered with an elaborate red pall. A pall (also called mortcloth) is a cloth that covers a casket or coffin at funerals. The word comes from the Latin pallium (cloak), through Old English. It is also a stiffened square card covered with white linen, usually embroidered with a cross or some other appropriate symbol.
Palate, palette, pallet. The palate is (1) the roof of the mouth, and (2) the sense of taste, and itâs also a fancy word for flavor, especially in writing on food wine. A palette is the board painters use to hold and mix their colors. By extension, it sometimes denotes the range of colors used in a design or work of art. Pallet usually refers to a platform used for moving cargo or freight, but the word has several other rare definitions in industry and shipping.