Definitions for pallium

Definitions for (noun) pallium

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


Main entry: mantle, pallium

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


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