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pallium

pal.li.um \'pal-e--*m\ \-e--*\ n or pal.lia or pal.li.ums [L] [NL, fr. L, 
   cloak] pl  1a: a draped rectangular cloth worn by men of ancient Greece and 
   Rome as a  cloak 1b: a white woolen band with pendants in front and back 
   won over the chasub le by a pope or archbishop as a symbol of full 
   episcopal authority 2a: the whole cerebral cortex  2b: the mantle of a 
   mollusk, brachiopod, or bird