pallium

  1. Noun.  A woollen vestment conferred on archbishops by the Pope.
  2. Noun.  (historic) A large cloak worn by Greek philosophers and teachers.
  3. Noun.  (zoology) The mantle of a mollusc.
  4. Noun.  (meteorology) A sheet of cloud covering the whole sky, especially nimbostratus.
  5. Noun.  (anatomy) The cerebral cortex.

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