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mantelletta

[ man-tl-et-uh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Roman Catholic Church.

a silk or woolen sleeveless vestment reaching to the knees, worn by cardinals, bishops, and other prelates.

mantelletta

/ ˌmæntɪˈlɛtə /

1850–55; < Italian, probably < Medieval Latin mantelletum, diminutive of Latin mantellum mantle

Italian, from Old French mantelet or Medieval Latin mantelletum, diminutive of Latin mantellum mantle

The plates are handed to Him by prelates of mantelletta, and during the ceremony one of His chaplains reads a spiritual book.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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