ZUCHETTO

Noun

zuchetto

Misspelling of zucchetto.

Source: Wiktionary


Zu*chet"to, n. Etym: [It. zucchetto.] (R. C. Ch.)

Definition: A skullcap covering the tonsure, worn under the berretta. The pope's is white; a cardinal's red; a bishop's purple; a priest's black.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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