| 释义 |
pal·li·um
\ˈpalēəm\ noun
(plural pal·lia \-ēə\ ; or palliums)
Etymology: Latin — more at pall
1.
a. : a cloak formed by draping a rectangular piece of cloth and worn by men of ancient Greece and Rome — compare palla 1
b. : a circular band of white wool with pendants of the same material in front and back worn in the Latin rite by a pope and conferred by him on archbishops as a symbol of office
c. : altar cloth, pall
2. [New Latin, from Latin, cloak]
a. : the whole cerebral cortex covering the rest of the brain like a mantle
b. : the mantle of a mollusk, brachiopod, or bird
3. : an extended sheet of clouds |