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mantelletta

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man⋅tel⋅let⋅ta

  [man-tl-et-uh]
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–noun Roman Catholic Church.
a silk or woolen sleeveless vestment reaching to the knees, worn by cardinals, bishops, and other prelates.
Origin:
1850–55; < It, prob. < ML mantelletum, dim. of L mantellum mantle
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man·tel·let·ta   (mān'tə-lět'ə)   
n.  A knee-length, sleeveless vestment worn by Roman Catholic prelates.

[Italian, probably from Medieval Latin mantellētum, diminutive of Latin mantellum, mantle.]
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