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mantellettas

mantellettas is the plural of mantelletta.

Meaning of mantelletta

Noun

mantelletta (plural mantellettas)

  1. A sleeveless, knee-length vestment open at the front which is worn by Roman Catholic prelates.
    • We were without comestibles, and we had no garments except those we wore, not even a shirt, and the habits, such as they were, were most inconvenient for travelling; for the Pope [Pius VII] wore his mozzetta and stola, and I [Bartolomeo Pacca] the rocchetto and mozzetta, together with the...1850 August 31, “Historical Memoirs of Cardinal Pacca, Prime Minister to Pius VII. Written by Himself. Translated from the Italian, by Sir George Head. 2 vols. Longman & Co.”, in The Athenæum...

Questions about mantellettas

What is mantellettas the plural of?
Mantellettas is the plural of mantelletta.

Words near mantellettas in the dictionary

  1. Mantell's moa
  2. mantella
  3. mantellas
  4. mantelled
  5. mantelletta
  6. mantellettas
  7. mantellic
  8. mantellid
  9. mantellids
  10. mantelling
  11. mantellone

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