mozzetta
noun
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.
mozzette
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pluralof mozzetta.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The Cardinals put on red mantellette and mozzette over their purple cassocks; these they afterwards change for others of scarlet.
From The Ceremonies of the Holy-Week at Rome by Baggs, Charles Michael
