mosette

Syllables: mos·etteUK/məʊˈzɛt/US/moʊˈzɛt/

mosette is the obsolete form of mozzetta.

Meaning of mozzetta

Noun

mozzetta (plural mozzettas or mozzette)

A short cape covering the shoulders and buttoned in front, with a hood, which is worn by the pope, cardinals, bishops, and other senior clergy.
- Benedict [XVI], the first pope to resign voluntarily in six centuries, will dress in a simple white cassock, forgoing the mozzetta, the elbow-length cape worn by some Catholic clergymen, the Vatican spokesman, the Rev. Federico Lombardi, told reporters at a news briefing.2013 February 26, Gaia Pianigiani, Elisabetta Povoledo, “Benedict XVI to be known as emeritus in retirement”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived...

Forms of mosette

plural	mosettes

Origin of mosette

Borrowed from French mosette, from Italian mozzetta; further etymology uncertain, possibly either: * from Italian mozzo (“cut off; shortened”, adjective) (from Vulgar Latin *mutius, from Latin mutilus (“mutilated”); further etymology uncertain, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *mewt- (“cut short”)); or * from Late Latin almucia (“hood or cape with a hood worn by clergy”) (further etymology unknown) + Italian -etta (feminine form of -etto (diminutive suffix)). Doublet of mozetta.

Words that rhyme with mosette

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Questions about mosette

What is mosette the obsolete form of?: Mosette is the obsolete form of mozzetta.
How do you pronounce mosette?: Mosette is pronounced /məʊˈzɛt/ (UK).

Words near mosette in the dictionary

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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