mantelletta

American  

[man-tl-et-uh] / ˌmæn tlˈɛt ə /

noun

Roman Catholic Church.

1. a silk or woolen sleeveless vestment reaching to the knees, worn by cardinals, bishops, and other prelates.

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mantelletta British  

/ ˌmæntɪˈlɛtə /

noun

1. RC Church a sleeveless knee-length vestment, worn by cardinals, bishops, etc

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Etymology

Origin of mantelletta

1850–55; < Italian, probably < Medieval Latin mantelletum, diminutive of Latin mantellum mantle

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Example Sentences

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mantelletta

The plates are handed to Him by prelates of mantelletta, and during the ceremony one of His chaplains reads a spiritual book.

From The Ceremonies of the Holy-Week at Rome by Charles Michael Baggs

And," she wrote, "I cannot tell you what I felt when I put on the black dress and mantelletta and veil, which are de rigueur when a lady is granted an audience with the Pope.

From My New Curate by Patrick Augustine Sheehan

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