Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - surplice
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Surplice
surplice
I. noun Etymology: Middle English surplis, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin superpellicium, from super- + pellicium coat of skins, from Latin, neuter of pellicius made of skins, from pellis skin — more at fell Date: 13th century a loose white outer ecclesiastical vestment usually of knee length with large open sleeves II. adjective Date: circa 1897 having a diagonally overlapping neckline or closing a ~ collar ~ sweaters
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n. a loose white linen vestment reaching the knees, worn over a cassock by clergy and choristers at services. Derivatives surpliced adj. Etymology: ME f. AF surplis, OF sourpelis, f. med.L superpellicium (as SUPER-, pellicia PELISSE) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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(surplices) A surplice is a loose white knee-length garment which is worn over a longer garment by priests and members of the choir in some churches. ...the priest and choir in their lace surplices. N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ n , a piece of clothing made of white material worn over other clothes by priests or singers in church ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- 12c., from O.Fr. surpeliz, from M.L. superpellicium "a surplice," from L. super "over" + M.L. pellicium "fur garment, tunic of skins," from L. pellis "skin." So called because it was put on over fur garments worn by clergymen to keep warm in unheated medieval churches. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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