pallium

pal·li·um  (pl-m)

n. pl. pal·li·ums or pal·li·a (pl-)

1. A cloak or mantle worn by the ancient Greeks and Romans.

2. Ecclesiastical A vestment worn by the pope and conferred by him on archbishops and sometimes on bishops. Also called pall¹.

3.

a. The mantle of gray matter forming the cerebral cortex.

b. The mantle of a mollusk, brachiopod, or bird.

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pallium [ˈpælɪəm]

n pl -lia [-lɪə], -liums

1. (Historical Terms) a garment worn by men in ancient Greece or Rome, made by draping a large rectangular cloth about the body

2. (Christianity / Roman Catholic Church) Chiefly RC Church a woollen vestment consisting of a band encircling the shoulders with two lappets hanging from it front and back: worn by the pope, all archbishops, and (as a mark of special honour) some bishops

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) Also called mantle Anatomy the cerebral cortex and contiguous white matter

4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) Zoology another name for mantle [5]

[from Latin: cloak; related to Latin palla mantle]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pallium - the layer of unmyelinated neurons (the grey matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum cerebral cortex, cerebral mantle, cortex neural structure - a structure that is part of the nervous system Golgi cell, Golgi's cell - a neuron in the cerebral cortex with short dendrites and with either a long axon or a short axon that ramifies in the grey matter neocortex, neopallium - the cortical part of the neencephalon archipallium, paleocortex - the olfactory cortex of the cerebrum gray matter, gray substance, grey matter, grey substance, substantia grisea - greyish nervous tissue containing cell bodies as well as fibers; forms the cerebral cortex consisting of unmyelinated neurons cortical area, cortical region - any of various regions of the cerebral cortex cerebrum - anterior portion of the brain consisting of two hemispheres; dominant part of the brain in humans frontal cortex, frontal lobe - that part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying directly behind the forehead prefrontal cortex, prefrontal lobe - the anterior part of the frontal lobe parietal cortex, parietal lobe - that part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying below the crown of the head occipital cortex, occipital lobe - that part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying in the back of the head temporal ccortex, temporal lobe - that part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying inside the temples of the head
	2.	pallium - (zoology) a protective layer of epidermis in mollusks or brachiopods that secretes a substance forming the shell mantle epidermis, cuticle - the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates zoological science, zoology - the branch of biology that studies animals
	3.	pallium - (Roman Catholic Church) vestment consisting of a band encircling the shoulders with two lappets hanging in front and back vestment - gown (especially ceremonial garments) worn by the clergy Church of Rome, Roman Catholic Church, Roman Church, Western Church, Roman Catholic - the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy
	4.	pallium - cloak or mantle worn by men in ancient Rome cloak - a loose outer garment