Definitions | pallium |
| noun (pl=pallia, pl2=palliums)
- A woollen vestment conferred on archbishops by the Pope.
- (historic) A large cloak worn by Greek philosophers and teachers.
- (zoology) The mantle of a mollusc.
- (meteorology) A sheet of cloud covering the whole sky, especially nimbostratus.
- (anatomy) The cerebral cortex.
Etymology: Latin.
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