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cassock
[ kas-uhk ]
noun
- a long, close-fitting garment worn by members of the clergy or others participating in church services.
- a lightweight, double-breasted ecclesiastical coat or jacket, worn under the Geneva gown.
- a member of the clergy.
cassock
/ ˈkæsək /
noun
- Christianity an ankle-length garment, usually black, worn by priests and choristers
Derived Forms
- ˈcassocked, adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of cassock1
Word History and Origins
Origin of cassock1
Example Sentences
The second thing he does, is he comes out not dressed in the full papal regalia but in the simple white cassock.
He wore a gray hermit's cloak, and beneath that a rude, dirty cassock, girt With a cord.
So saying, he seized the scrivener by the collar, and shook him so vehemently, that he tore it from the cassock.
Beneath his cassock one caught sight of elaborate slippers, and he wore a large and magnificent emerald ring.
The abb, by chance or instinct, slipped his hand within his cassock, and drew out the letter which he had just received.
Heres a seal-ring, and I have sent for a guarded gown and a damask cassock.
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