chasuble
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- chasubled adjective
Etymology
Origin of chasuble
1250–1300; < French < Late Latin casubla, unexplained variant of casula hooded cloak, Latin: little house ( casa, -ule ); replacing Middle English chesible < Anglo-French < Late Latin
Example Sentences
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She gets out her white alb and her ornately embroidered chasuble, garments worn by Catholic priests around the world.
From BBC • Dec. 12, 2022
His fabulously bumpy, folded “Vase” — one of the show’s openers — resembles a priest’s chasuble with a mind of its own.
From New York Times • Jun. 13, 2021
The outermost garment was the long poncho-like chasuble.
From Fox News • Feb. 26, 2019
Descending the stairs to the Costume Institute, viewers pass by an Henri Matisse-designed chasuble for the Chapel du Rosaire.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2018
Over his other vestments, he wore a white satin chasuble with a golden cross on the front and back.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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