mantelletta UK /mantəˈlɛtə/US /ˌmæn(t)əˈlɛtə/ noun1 •A sleeveless, knee-length vestment open at the front which is worn by Roman Catholic prelates.In Rome the cardinals wear the mozzetta over the mantelletta, except in their titular churches, when it is worn immediately over the rochet. — 1912 formsmantellettas