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Definition of Palla
1. n. An oblong rectangular piece of cloth, worn by Roman ladies, and fastened with brooches.
Definition of Palla
1. a Roman woman's mantle [n PALLAE]
Medical Definition of Palla
1. Origin: L. See Pall a cloak] An oblong rectangular piece of cloth, worn by Roman ladies, and fastened with brooches. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Palla
Literary usage of Palla
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Roman Antiquities: Or an Account of the Manners and Customs of the Romans ...by Alexander Adam, James Boyd, Lorenzo L. Da Ponte by Alexander Adam, James Boyd, Lorenzo L. Da Ponte (1837)
"Woman in palla. Courtezans, and women condemned for adultery, were not permitted
to wear the stola ; hence called ..."
2. Gallus: Or, Roman Scenes of the Time of Augustus. With Notes and Excursuses by Wilhelm Adolf Becker (1903)
"From this twofold shape, the palla was thought by some grammarians to be something
between the mantle and tunic. So Kon. xiv. 7, tunicas pallium; Sen. ad ..."
3. A Dictionary of Roman and Greek Antiquities with Nearly 2000 Engravings on by Anthony Rich (1874)
"But, I. The pallium is never an article of the indutus, as the palla is ...
The palla is frequently described as a garment that covered the feet(Ov. Am. iii ..."
4. A History of Classical Scholarship by John Edwin Sandys (1908)
"The noble and generous palla Strozzi, who had invited Chrysoloras to Florence,
might have surpassed his rival Cosimo as a patron of learning, ..."
5. Twelve Hundred Miles in a Waggon by Alice Blanche Balfour (1895)
"LETTER IX palla—The Derby—Landscape—Mopani trees—Larvae of ... When we were at
palla, Mr. G. and Mr. A. Grey rode into the village (we were ..."
6. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"... and this is proved by the two documents just cited. and in the following year
he signs and dates his picture executed to the order of palla Strozzi for ..."
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