cassock
noun
a long, close-fitting garment worn by members of the clergy or others participating in church services.
cassocked
-
a word derived from
cassock.
Example Sentences
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Between the pomp surrounding donning one’s holy livery, pointed glares and swishing red silks and velvets, these cassocked clergymen make bored teenagers seem kind.
From Salon ● Nov. 22, 2024
To enter through its frescoed gates is to immerse oneself in a world full of cassocked monks, hushed, genuflecting worshipers and more than 100 religious structures.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 10, 2018
After dinner, the cassocked monk circled the table with a plate of tiny fruit pies he had made himself.
From New York Times ● Sep. 7, 2016
One saw robed Buddhist monks; priests and friars, collared or cassocked; nuns, in habit or not; imams in kufis; the occasional yarmulked Jew.
From New York Times ● Nov. 23, 2012
"What priest?" inquired Van Corlaer, and as he looked around his eyes fell on the cassocked figure at the other table.
From The Lady of Fort St. John by Mary Hartwell Catherwood
