Main entry: pallium
Definition: cloak or mantle worn by men in ancient Rome
Main entry: pallium
Definition: (Roman Catholic Church) vestment consisting of a band encircling the shoulders with two lappets hanging in front and back
Definition: (zoology) a protective layer of epidermis in mollusks or brachiopods that secretes a substance forming the shell
Main entry: pallium, cortex, cerebral cortex, cerebral mantle
Definition: the layer of unmyelinated neurons (the grey matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum