n.
Pronunciation: ' pa-l ē - ə m
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -lia \ -l ē - ə \ or -li · ums
Etymology: Middle English, from L
Date: 12th century
1 a : a white woolen band with pendants in front and back worn over the chasuble by a pope or archbishop as a symbol of full episcopal authority b : a draped rectangular cloth worn as a cloak by men of ancient Greece and Rome
2 [ New Latin, from Latin, cloak] a : CEREBRAL CORTEX b (1) : the mantle of a mollusk or brachiopod (2) : the mantle of a bird