I believe you are asking about a garment called a 'stole', probably most often heard as a 'mink stole'. This is a garment narrower than a cape, worn about the shoulders, with ends often left dangling. I have seen mink stoles and fox stoles. I believe they became popular in the late forties-early fifties when fur coats were very desirable, and those who could not pay a thousand dollars for a coat might wish to buy a short jacket or a stole to enjoy the prestige of owning mink or other fur.
Stole
shawls, stoles, capes, serapes and ponchos are or can be worn over the shoulders. Shawls can also be worn over the head and shoulders.
A graduation scarf is a traditional accessory worn as part of academic regalia during graduation ceremonies. It typically represents the school colors or signifies the field of study. It is worn draped over the shoulders with the ends hanging down the front.
A cape.
A Shawl
Cape has a few meanings - A sleeveless outer garment fastened at the throat and worn hanging over the shoulders. - A brightly colored cloth used in maneuvering the bull in a bullfight, or a point or head of land projecting into a body of water.
The garment worn over the shoulders is spelt shawl.
Cape has a few meanings - A sleeveless outer garment fastened at the throat and worn hanging over the shoulders. - A brightly colored cloth used in maneuvering the bull in a bullfight, or a point or head of land projecting into a body of water.
A stole.
A birrus is a coarse form of thick woollen cloth, worn by the poor in the Middle Ages, or a woollen cap or hood worn over the shoulders or head.
No, tallitot (pl) are prayer shawls that are worn on the shoulders or covering the person's head and shoulders.
Usually, a long vestment called a COPE; it has a top snap worn over the alb. Also, a HUMERAL VEIL, a long cloth worn over shoulders used to cover the hands and hold the monstrance