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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