Pallium

·noun The mantle of a bird.

II. Pallium ·noun The mantle of a bivalve. ·see Mantle.

III. Pallium ·noun A band of white wool, worn on the shoulders, with four purple crosses worked on it; a pall.

IV. Pallium ·noun A large, square, woolen cloak which enveloped the whole person, worn by the Greeks and by certain Romans. It is the Roman name of a Greek garment.