a large, rectangular mantle worn by men in ancient Greece and Rome.

Ecclesiastical .

a woolen vestment worn by the pope and conferred by him on archbishops, consisting, in its present form, of a narrow ringlike band that rests on the shoulders, with two dependent bands or lappets, one in front and one behind.

an altar cloth; a pall.

Anatomy . the entire cortex of the cerebrum.

Zoology . a mantle, as of a mollusk or bird.