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; < Italian, aphetic variant of almozzetta, equivalent to almozz(a) (compare Medieval Latinalmutiaamice2) + -etta-ette