pallio
Italian (Fiorentino)
/ˈpal.ljo/
noun
Definitions
- (historical) pallium Greek cloak
- (by extension) cloak
- (chiefly) A piece of fine cloth, especially one used as a prize in certain competitions.
- (by extension) cloak, guise false appearance
- pallium Catholic liturgical vestment
- (zoology) pallium mantle of a mollusk
- (anatomy) pallium cerebral cortex
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin pallium (a cloak, cloak, coverlet, covering, large cloak worn by Greek philosophers).
Origin
Latin
pallium
Gloss
a cloak, cloak, coverlet, covering, large cloak worn by Greek philosophers
Concept
Semantic Field
Clothing and grooming
Ontological Category
Person/Thing