Pal"li*al (?), a. [L. pallium a mantle. See Pall.] (Zoˆl.) 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. See
Illust. of Bivalve.
Pallial chamber (Zoˆl.), the cavity inclosed by the mantle. -- Pallial
sinus (Zoˆl.), an inward bending of the pallial line, near the
posterior end of certain bivalve shells, to receive the siphon. See
Illust. of Bivalve.
Pal"li*a*ment (?), n. [LL. palliare to clothe, fr. L. pallium a
manltle. See Pall the garment.] A dress; a robe. [Obs.] Shak.
Pal"liard (?), n. [F. paillard, orig., one addicted to the couch, fr.
paille straw. See Pallet a small bed.]