The Papal cape is called a COPE.
The American Heritage Dictionary says the following:
cope (noun)
1. A long ecclesiastical vestment worn over an alb or surplice.
2. A covering resembling a cloak or mantle.
Etymology: from the Middle English cope, from Old English cope, from Medieval Latin capa, cloak, from Late Latin cappa.
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition; Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company; Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Also: orale or fanon (or maniple)
1. a maniple.
2. a striped scarf-like vestment worn by the pope over the alb when celebrating solemn Pontifical Mass.
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