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pallia (PAL ee uh) (s) (noun), pallias (pl)
1. A cloak or mantle worn by men in ancient Rome.
2. Vestment consisting of a band encircling the shoulders with two lappets hanging in front and back (Roman Catholic Church).
3. In zoology, a protective layer of epidermis in mollusks or brachiopods that secretes a substance forming the shell.
4. The layer of unmyelinated neurons (the gray matter of the brain) forming the cortex of the cerebrum.
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