surplice
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.
» The priests in surplices and birettas sang responses.
Meaning
1 sensesA 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.
Chorhemd, Chorrock, Superpelliceum
ко́мжаkómža, суперпелли́цеумsuperpellíceum
ко́мжаkómža
a loose-fitting white ecclesiastical vestment with wide sleeves
Examples
1 sentencesThe priests in surplices and birettas sang responses.
Translations
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Origin
Inherited from Middle English surplys, from Old French surpeliz, from Medieval Latin superInherited from Middle English surplys, from Old French surpeliz, from Medieval Latin superpelliceum, from Latin super (“over”) and pellis (“fur”).
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