pallium
noun
a large, rectangular mantle worn by men in ancient Greece and Rome.
pallia
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pluralof pallium.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The scientists compared the images of the birds’ pallia with those of rat, monkey, and human cortices.
From Science Magazine ● Sep. 24, 2020
The neurons that fired in agreement with the crows’ action were located in the pallia, the researchers report today, also in Science.
From Science Magazine ● Sep. 24, 2020
Their analysis revealed that the fibers in the birds’ pallia are organized in a manner strikingly similar to those of fibers in mammal cortexes.
From Science Magazine ● Sep. 24, 2020
It is their special duty to sprout the wool that is woven into pallia for Papal bestowal on Cardinals, Patriarchs and Archbishops.*
From Time Magazine Archive
Their white wool will be woven into pallia, the circular bands two inches wide with two twelve-inch pendants, which the Pope gives to patriarchs, primates, archbishops.
From Time Magazine Archive
