a garment worn by men in ancient Greece or Rome, made by draping a large rectangular cloth about the body
2. mainly Roman Catholic Church
a woollen vestment consisting of a band encircling the shoulders with two lappets hanging from it front and back: worn by the pope, all archbishops, and (as a mark of special honour) some bishops
3. Also called: mantle anatomy
the cerebral cortex and contiguous white matter
4. zoology another name for mantle (sense 5)
Word origin
C16: from Latin: cloak; related to Latin palla mantle
pallium in American English
(ˈpæliəm)
nounWord forms: pluralˈpalliums or ˈpallia (ˈpæliə)
1.
himation
2. Anatomy
the cerebral cortex with its adjacent white matter
3. Roman CatholicChurch
a circular white wool band with pendants, worn over the shoulders by a pope or archbishop
4. Zoology
the mantle of mollusks and related marine invertebrates
Word origin
L, a cloak, mantle
Word lists with
pallium
articles of clothing, articles of clothing, Religious clothing