cassock
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9.8
- noun
- /ˈkæsək/
:
cápsula
- All the grandsons were in their cassocks and surplices, including me.
Usually he would wear a plain yellow cassock looted from from the Sapita Shah's camp on the plains of Mangatta.
- Usually he would wear a plain yellow cassock looted from from the Sapita Shah's camp on the plains of Mangatta.
Examples
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I indeed have a cassock, and it fit well when I was 25.
Blog text (15) -
The seminarians and novices stretched out in their cassocks on the street.
Academic text (2006) -
Thomas was a bigger man than he, but the cassock was loose.
Fiction book (1994) -
And I believe it is still illegal to wear a cassock in England.
Blog text (26) -
As a result, soon after Foster gave up his cassock, he also gave up his place in the monastery dining room.
Academic text (1994) -
The priest wears a black cassock and a broad black sombrero.
Fiction book (1993) -
David is mending a cassock when Cornelius bursts into the room out of breath.
Fiction book (1997) -
His stained cassock flapped, and his breath whistled in his throat with the unaccustomed exertion.
Fiction book (1993) -
Pere Bonne-Chance had hopped down from his donkey and traversed the field with his brown cassock flapping.
Fiction book (2000) -
An old man wearing a priest's cassock sat at the table, eating a bowl of soup.
Synonyms
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1.3
A long loose piece of clothing worn at ceremonies by judges or graduates
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8.5
A special robe that a priest or minister wears for religious services
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7.3
A long loose robe worn by religious people like monks or priests
Church leaders wear a long loose piece of clothing for church services
Clothing worn by priests or other church people for services
Compounds
- Jargon
A long collared robe with narrow sleeves worn by priests and monks under other clothes
- Jargon
A long robe worn over an inner robe by priests or monks in Eastern Christian churches
How Formal
Surface Forms
Etymology
Cassock comes from the old French word casaque, which meant 'long coat'. So a cassock is a long, close-fitting, ankle-length coat worn by priests, and that origin helps explain its simple, straight shape.