Pallium
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
(Roman Catholic Church) vestment consisting of a band encircling the shoulders with two lappets hanging in front and back
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Senses
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cloak or mantle worn by men in ancient Rome
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(zoology) a protective layer of epidermis in mollusks or brachiopods that secretes a substance forming the shell
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the layer of unmyelinated neurons (the grey matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- cerebral cortexcerebral mantlecortexmantle
- plural
- Palliums
- possessive
- Pallium's
- pluralpossessive
- Palliums'