noun, plural pal·li·a [pal-ee-uh] /ˈpæl i ə/, pal·li·ums.
- a large, rectangular mantle worn by men in ancient Greece and Rome.
- Ecclesiastical.
- a woolen vestment worn by the pope and conferred by him on archbishops, consisting, in its present form, of a narrow ringlike band that rests on the shoulders, with two dependent bands or lappets, one in front and one behind.
- an altar cloth; a pall.
- Anatomy. the entire cortex of the cerebrum.
- Zoology. a mantle, as of a mollusk or bird.
noun plural -lia (-lɪə) or -liums
- a garment worn by men in ancient Greece or Rome, made by draping a large rectangular cloth about the body
- mainly RC 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
- Also called: mantle anatomy the cerebral cortex and contiguous white matter
- zoology another name for mantle (def. 5)
n. pl. pal•li•ums
- The mantle of gray matter with the underlying white substance.brain mantle mantle