surplice

sur·plice

S0917600 (sûr′plĭs)n. A loose-fitting, white ecclesiastical gown with wide sleeves, worn over a cassock.adj. Designating a garment with a V-shaped neckline in which fabric from one side of the garment diagonally overlaps fabric from the other side before being sown together.

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[Middle English surplis, from Anglo-Norman surpliz, variant of Old French sourpeliz, from Medieval Latin superpellīcium : Latin super-, super- + Medieval Latin pellīcium, fur coat (from Latin, neuter of pellīcius, made of skin, from pellis, skin; see pel- in Indo-European roots).]

surplice

(ˈsɜːplɪs) n (Clothing & Fashion) a loose wide-sleeved liturgical vestment of linen, reaching to the knees, worn over the cassock by clergymen, choristers, and acolytes[C13: via Anglo-French from Old French sourpelis, from Medieval Latin superpellīcium, from super- + pellīcium coat made of skins, from Latin pellis a skin] ˈsurpliced adj

sur•plice

(ˈsɜr plɪs)

n. 1. a loose-fitting, broad-sleeved white vestment worn over a cassock. 2. a garment in which the two halves of the front cross diagonally. adj. 3. designating, forming, or having a closure with diagonally crossing halves:a surplice neckline. [1250–1300; Middle English surplis < Anglo-French surpliz, Old French surpeliz < Medieval Latin superpellīcium (vestīmentum) literally, (garment) worn over furs] sur′pliced, adj.

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surplice - a loose-fitting white ecclesiastical vestment with wide sleevesvestment - gown (especially ceremonial garments) worn by the clergy

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