Pallium

From Fresh Dictionary

Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun

English

Etymology

Latin.

Pronunciation

IPA: /'pælɪəm/

Noun

Singular pallium

Plural pallia or palliums

1. a woollen vestment conferred on archbishops by the Pope
2. (historic) a large cloak worn by Greek philosophers and teachers
3. (Zoology) the mantle of a mollusc
4. (Meteorology) a sheet of cloud covering the whole sky, especially nimbostratus

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