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palliums

Variant of pallium

noun pl. palliums or pallia

  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

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