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COTTA
Etymology
Noun
cotta (plural cottas)
A surplice, in England and America usually one shorter and less full than the ordinary surplice and with short sleeves, or sometimes none.
A kind of coarse woollen blanket.
Source: Wiktionary
Cot"ta, n. [LL. See Coat.]
1. (Eccl.)
Definition: A surplice, in England and America usually one shorter and less full than the ordinary surplice and with short sleeves, or sometimes none.
2. A kind of very coarse woolen blanket.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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