pallium

Meanings

Plural: pallia, palliums

Noun

• the layer of unmyelinated neurons (the grey matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum
• (zoology) a protective layer of epidermis in mollusks or brachiopods that secretes a substance forming the shell
• (Roman Catholic Church) vestment consisting of a band encircling the shoulders with two lappets hanging in front and back
• cloak or mantle worn by men in ancient Rome
• A large cloak worn by Greek philosophers and teachers.
• A woolen liturgical vestment resembling a collar and worn over the chasuble in the Western Christian liturgical tradition, conferred on archbishops by the Pope, equivalent to the Eastern Christian omophorion.
• The mantle of a mollusc.
• The cerebral cortex.
• A presumed gelatinous envelope of diatoms.
• A sheet of cloud covering the whole sky, especially nimbostratus.

Synonyms

cerebral cortex, cerebral mantle, cortex, mantle

Related Words

palliate, palliation, palliative