[ 'palɪəm ]
■ noun ( plural pallia -lɪə or ~s )
1》 a woollen vestment conferred by the Pope on an archbishop, consisting of a narrow circular band placed round the shoulders with a short lappet hanging from front and back.
2》 a man's large rectangular cloak worn in antiquity.
3》 Zoology the mantle of a mollusc or brachiopod.
4》 Anatomy the outer wall of the mammalian cerebrum, corresponding to the cerebral cortex.
Derivatives
pallial adjective
Origin
ME: from L., lit. 'cloak, covering'.