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1. (n.) surplice
a loose-fitting, broad-sleeved white vestment worn over a cassock.
2. surplice
a garment in which the two halves of the front cross diagonally.
3. (adj.) surplice
designating, forming, or having a closure with diagonally crossing halves:
Etymology: (1250–1300; ME surplis < AF surpliz, OF surpeliz < ML superpellīcium (vestīmentum) lit., (garment) worn over furs)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) surplice
a loose-fitting white ecclesiastical vestment with wide sleeves
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) surplice
a white garment worn over another dress by the clergy of the Roman Catholic, Episcopal, and certain other churches, in some of their ministrations
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. surplice
a linen robe with wide sleeves worn by officiating clergymen and choristers, originating in the rochet or alb of early times.
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