sur·plice
(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.
[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).]
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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
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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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| Noun | 1. |  surplice - a loose-fitting white ecclesiastical vestment with wide sleevesvestment - gown (especially ceremonial garments) worn by the clergy |
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surplice
n → Chorrock m, → Chorhemd nt
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