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Mantelletta — • An outer vestment reaching to the knees, open in front, with slits instead of sleeves on the sides Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Mantelletta Mantelletta … Catholic encyclopedia
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 Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mantelletta — [man΄tə let′ə] n. [It, dim. < mantello < L mantellum: see MANTLE] R.C.Ch. a sleeveless vestment worn by cardinals, bishops, etc … English World dictionary
Mantelletta — This article is about the garment worn by Catholic priests. For mantelet , the secular garment, see Mantle (clothing). A catholic cleric wearing a mantelletta over his cassock. A mantelletta, Italian diminutive of Latin mantellum mantle , is a… … Wikipedia
Mantelletta — Man|tel|lẹt|ta, die; , ...tten [ital. mantelletta, eigtl. = Schultermantel, wohl über das Mlat. zu lat. mantellum, ↑Mantel]: vorn offenes, knielanges Gewand katholischer Prälaten, das nach dem Rang in Farbe u. Stoff verschieden ist … Universal-Lexikon
Mantelletta — Man|tel|let|ta [man...] die; , ...tten <aus gleichbed. it. mantelletta, eigtl. »Schultermantel«, vermutlich aus mlat. mantelletum, Verkleinerungsform von lat. mantellum, vgl. ↑Manteau> vorn offenes, knielanges Gewand kath. Prälaten, nach… … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
mantelletta — noun A sleeveless, knee length vestment worn by Roman Catholic prelates … Wiktionary
mantelletta — man·tel·lèt·ta s.f. 1. dim. → 1mantella 2. CO mantella corta che copre le spalle e il petto ed è parte integrante di alcune uniformi militari e religiose 3. TS eccl. mantello aperto, lungo fino al ginocchio di colore rosso o rosa a seconda delle… … Dizionario italiano
mantelletta — knee length sleeveless garment worn by Catholic cardinals and bishops Ecclesiastical Terms … Phrontistery dictionary
mantelletta — [ˌmantɪ lɛtə] noun (plural mantellettas or mantellette teɪ) a sleeveless vestment reaching to the knees, worn by cardinals, bishops, and other high ranking Catholic ecclesiastics. Origin C19: from Ital., from a dimin. of L. mantellum mantle … English new terms dictionary
