Mozzetta

A short, cape-shaped garment, covering the shoulders fastened in the front by means of a row of small buttons; at the neck it has a very small and perfectly stitched hood. It adds privilege to the wearer. It is worn over the rochet or cotta as part of choir dress by some of the clergy of the Catholic Church, among them the pope, cardinals, bishops, abbots, canons and religious superiors.