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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A short cape, sometimes with a hood, worn over the rochet by the pope or other dignitaries.

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  • noun A short cape worn by some Catholic clergy.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Italian, from Medieval Latin almutia.]

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Italian

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