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moz⋅zet⋅ta

[moh-zet-uh; It. mawt-tset-tah]
–noun, plural -tas, Italian. moz⋅zet⋅te [mawt-tset-te] . Roman Catholic Church.
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.
Also, mo⋅zet⋅ta.


Origin:
1765–75; < It, aph. var. of almozzetta, equiv. to almozz(a) (cf. ML almutia amice 2 ) + -etta -ette
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mo·zet·ta   (mō-zět'ə, mōt-sět'tä)   
n.  Variant of mozzetta.
moz·zet·ta or mo·zet·ta   (mō-zět'ə, mōt-sět'tä)   
n.   Roman Catholic Church
A short hooded cape worn over the rochet by the pope and by bishops and other dignitaries.

[Italian, from Medieval Latin almutia.]
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