| Pallium 1. (n.) 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. 2. (n.) A band of white wool, worn on the shoulders, with four purple crosses worked on it; a pall. 3. (n.) The mantle of a bivalve. See Mantle. 4. (n.) The mantle of a bird. Thesaurus Entries Inverness cape, academic gown, afghan, beak, bill, blouse, breakwater, burnoose, capote, cardinal, cashmere, cassock, chersonese, chlamys, cloak, coral reef, delta, domino, duster, foreland, frock, head, headland, hook, kimono, kirtle, manta, manteau, mantelet, mantelletta, mantellone, mantilla, mantle, mantua, mull, naze, neck, ness, opera cloak, pallium, pelisse, peninsula, peplum, plaid, point, poncho, promontory, reef, robe, sagum, sandspit, shawl, shoulderette, slop, smock, soutane, spit, spur, stole, tabard, tippet, toga, toga virilis, tongue, tunic, wrap-around, wrap-up, wrapper |