| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Of or pretaining to a mantle, especially to the mantle of mollusks; produced by the mantle; as, the pallial line, or impression, which marks the attachment of the mantle on the inner surface of a bivalve shell.[Websters]
2. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb pallially.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (pallially) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective pallial.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "PALLIAL" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
| Etymology:Pallial \Pal"li*al\, adjective. [Latin expression pallium mantle. See Pall.]. (references) |
Common Expressions: PALLIAL
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Pallial chamber | (Zo["o]l.), the cavity inclosed by the mantle. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
| Pallial sinus | (Zo["o]l.) See under Pallial . Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
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Specialty Expressions: PALLIAL
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Pallial line | Fisheries | A linear depression on the inside of the shell. (references) | |
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