pallia
i noun, plural pal·li·a 
[pal-ee-uh] , pal·li·ums.
[pal-ee-uh] , pal·li·ums. 1.
a large, rectangular mantle worn by men in ancient Greece and Rome.
2.
Ecclesiastical.
a.
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.
b.
an altar cloth; a pall.
3.
Anatomy. the entire cortex of the cerebrum.
4.
Zoology. a mantle, as of a mollusk or bird.
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| —n , pl -lia, -liums | |
| 1. | a garment worn by men in ancient Greece or Rome, made by draping a large rectangular cloth about the body |
| 2. | chiefly RC 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. | anatomy Also called: mantle the cerebral cortex and contiguous white matter |
| 4. | zoology another name for mantle |
| [C16: from Latin: cloak; related to Latin palla mantle] | |
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pallium pal·li·um (pāl'ē-əm)
n. pl. pal·li·ums or pal·li·a (-lē-ə)
The mantle of gray matter with the underlying white substance. Also called brain mantle, mantle.
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