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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pal•li•um (pal′ē əm),USA pronunciation n., pl. pal•li•a (pal′ē ə),USA pronunciation pal•li•ums. - Antiquitya large, rectangular mantle worn by men in ancient Greece and Rome.
- Religion[Eccles.]
- a woolen vestment worn by the pope and conferred by him on archbishops, consisting, in its present form, of a narrow ringlike band that rests on the shoulders, with two dependent bands or lappets, one in front and one behind.
- an altar cloth;
a pall.
- Anatomythe entire cortex of the cerebrum.
- Zoologya mantle, as of a mollusk or bird.
- Latin (not attested in Middle English); see pall1
- Old English bef. 1150
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: pallium /ˈpælɪəm/ n ( pl -lia / -lɪə/, -liums)- a garment worn by men in ancient Greece or Rome, made by draping a large rectangular cloth about the body
- chiefly 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
Also called: mantle the cerebral cortex and contiguous white matter- another name for mantle
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin: cloak; related to Latin palla mantle |