单词 | pallium |
释义 | Word Frequency pallium(ˈpælɪəm) nounWord forms: plural -lia (-lɪə) or -liums 1. a garment worn by men in ancient Greece or Rome, made by draping a large rectangular cloth about the body 2. mainly Roman Catholic 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. Also called: mantle anatomy the cerebral cortex and contiguous white matter 4. zoology another name for mantle (sense 5) Word origin C16: from Latin: cloak; related to Latin palla mantle |
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