1. plural of cotta; short white surplices worn by clergy or choir members
Usage: ecclesiastical

Examples

• The choir members put on their white cottas before the service.
• The altar servers wore clean cottas over their cassocks.
• Several cottas hung in the vestry waiting to be laundered.
• The priest blessed the new cottas before they were first worn.
• White cottas are traditional vestments in many Christian denominations.