Mantelletta

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Mantelletta \Man`tel*let"ta\, n. [It. mantelletta. See
     {Mantelet}.] (R. C. Ch.)
     A silk or woolen vestment without sleeves worn by cardinals,
     bishops, abbots, and the prelates of the Roman court. It has
     a low collar, is fastened in front, and reaches almost to the
     knees.


     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]