mozzetta

Or mo·zet·ta

[moh-zet-uh, mawt-tset-tah]

noun

Roman Catholic Church.

plural

mozzettas ,

plural

mozzette .

1. a short cape that covers the shoulders and can be buttoned over the breast, and to which a hood is attached, worn by the pope and by cardinals, bishops, abbots, and other dignitaries.

mozzetta

/ məʊˈzɛtə, motˈtsetta /

noun

1. RC Church a short hooded cape worn by the pope, cardinals, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of mozzetta¹

1765–75; < Italian, aphetic variant of almozzetta, equivalent to almozz(a) (compare Medieval Latin almutia amice ² ) + -etta -ette

Word History and Origins

Origin of mozzetta¹

C18: from Italian, shortened from almozzetta, from Medieval Latin almutia _almuce

Example Sentences

The gold cross around his neck that caught the evening light was seen as a first sign he was departing from the simplicity of his predecessor's simple silver pendant; the embroidered stole and red mozzetta cemented that impression.

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The cardinal - in red mozzetta and cassock - is shown blessing the body of the late Pope during the rite of the declaration of death.

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He refused to don the traditional red mozzetta, or half-cape, before stepping out in front of the masses.

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He laughed with the crew about the microphone in his vestments and I took a picture of a woman rolling a lint brush over his black mozzetta.

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A clear winner on this is the mozzetta, a short shoulder-covering robe worn by the pope and cardinals and, last night, by a very chic Alicia Vikander in Louis Vuitton.

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