Definition of "palla" [pal•la]

• A traditional Tuscan ball game played in the street. (noun)
• A rectangular piece of cloth worn by ladies in Ancient Rome and fastened with brooches. (noun)

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• "The _palla_ was flung like a cloak or mantle, over the _stola_, or uppermost robe, 'Ad talos stola demissa et _circundata_ palla.'"
• "Above the stola, women wore a mantle called palla or pallium."
• "KETI BANDAR, Sindh, Mar 16 (IPS) - "There was a time when we used to cast our nets into the river [Indus] and haul in no less than 400 to 500 'palla' fish at one go," says"