Since
the time of Sixtus V., their number can never exceed seventy (six
of episcopal rank, fifty priests, fourteen deacons), and the
number of cardinal priests and deacons is seldom full. When the
papel chair is vacant a pope is elected by the college of
cardinals from among themselves. The cardinals take precedence of
all dignitaries except the pope. The principal parts of a
cardinal's costume are a red cassock, a rochet, a short purple
mantle, and a red hat with a small crown and broad brim, with
cords and tessels of a special pattern hanging from it.
2. A woman's short cloak with a
hood.
Where's your cardinal! Make haste.
Lloyd.
3. Mulled red wine.
Hotten.
Cardinal bird,
or Cardinal
grosbeak (Zoöl.),
an American song bird
(Cardinalis cardinalis, or C. Virginianus), of the
family Fringillidæ, or finches having a bright red
plumage, and a high, pointed crest on its head. The males have
loud and musical notes resembling those of a fife. Other related
species are also called cardinal birds. --
Cardinal flower (Bot.),
an
herbaceous plant (Lobelia cardinalis) bearing brilliant
red flowers of much beauty.
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