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pallium

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Main Entry:
pal·li·um 
          Listen to the pronunciation of pallium
Pronunciation:
\ˈpa-lē-əm\
Function:
noun
Inflected Form(s):
plural -lia \-lē-ə\ or pal·li·ums
Etymology:
Middle English, from Latin
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 Rome2 [New Latin, from Latin, cloak] a: cerebral cortex b (1): the mantle of a mollusk or brachiopod (2): the mantle of a bird


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