cassock

[ kas-uhk ]

/ ˈkæs ək /

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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.

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Origin of cassock

1540–50; <Middle French casaque, perhaps < a Turkic word akin to the source of Cossack

Words nearby cassock

cassis, cassiterite, Cassius, Cassius Longinus, Cassivelaunus, cassock, cassolette, Casson, cassone, cassoulet, cassowary

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How to use cassock in a sentence

The second thing he does, is he comes out not dressed in the full papal regalia but in the simple white cassock.
A Prominent Jesuit Talks About the Order’s First Pope|Abby Haglage|March 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
He wore a gray hermit's cloak, and beneath that a rude, dirty cassock, girt With a cord.
God Wills It!|William Stearns Davis
So saying, he seized the scrivener by the collar, and shook him so vehemently, that he tore it from the cassock.
The Fortunes of Nigel|Sir Walter Scott
Beneath his cassock one caught sight of elaborate slippers, and he wore a large and magnificent emerald ring.
Adventures and Enthusiasms|E. V. Lucas

The abb, by chance or instinct, slipped his hand within his cassock, and drew out the letter which he had just received.
The Isle of Unrest|Henry Seton Merriman
Heres a seal-ring, and I have sent for a guarded gown and a damask cassock.
The Mermaid Series. Edited by H. Ellis. The best plays of the old dramatists. Thomas Dekker. Edited, with an introduction and notes by Ernest Rhys.|Thomas Dekker

British Dictionary definitions for cassock

cassock

/ (ˈkæsək) /

noun

Christianity an ankle-length garment, usually black, worn by priests and choristers

Derived forms of cassock

cassocked, adjective

Word Origin for cassock

C16: from Old French casaque, from Italian casacca a long coat, of uncertain origin

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