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mantellone

American  
[man-tl-oh-nee] / ˌmæn tlˈoʊ ni /

noun

Roman Catholic Church.

  1. a purple mantle extending to the ankles, worn over the cassock by lesser prelates of the papal court.

Etymology

Origin of mantellone

< Italian, augmentative of mantello mantle

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