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pallium definition

pal·lium (pal′ē əm)

noun pl. palliums -·li·ums or pallia -·lia (-ə)

  1. himation
  2. Anat. the cerebral cortex with its adjacent white matter
  3. R.C.Ch. a circular white wool band with pendants, worn over the shoulders by a pope or archbishop
  4. Zool. the mantle of mollusks and related marine invertebrates

Etymology: L, a cloak, mantle

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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