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