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camauro

noun
ca·mau·ro | \kəˈmau̇(ˌ)rō\
plural -s

Definition of camauro 

: a red velvet cap bordered with ermine formerly used by popes

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History and Etymology for camauro

Italian, probably from Medieval Latin camaurum

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