surplice
noun/ˈsɝplɪs/US/ˈsɜːplɪs/UK
Etymology
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A liturgical vestment of the Christian Church in the form of a tunic of white linen or…
A liturgical vestment of the Christian Church in the form of a tunic of white linen or cotton material, with wide or moderately wide sleeves, reaching to the hips or knees, usually featuring lace decoration and embroidered bordures.
- On the previous night he had taken the manuscript out of a long neglected chest, containing old shooting jackets, old Oxbridge scribbling books, his old surplice, and battered cap and gown, and other memorials of youth, school, and home.
- Beneath an old ebony table were two long carved oak chests. I lifted the lid of one, and at the top was a once-white surplice covered with dust, and beneath was a mass of tracts — Commonwealth Quartos, unbound — a prey to worms and decay.
- He was a wide man and looked wider in his surplice, especially from our pew, which was close up under the pulpit.
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