mantelletta
Meanings
noun
- A sleeveless, knee-length vestment open at the front which is worn by Roman Catholic prelates.
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Etymology
Borrowed from Italian mantelletta, from mantello (“cloak, mantle”) + -etta (from -etto (diminutive suffix)), probably from Late Latin mantelletum (“a short, sleeveless cape or cloak; a mantlet”). Doublet of mantlet.
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