cassock

(kasək)

noun

a long, closefitting vestment, generally black, worn as an outer garment or under the surplice by members of the clergy, choristers, etc.

Origin: Fr casaque; prob. < Turk qazaq, nomad, adventurer (> Russ kozak, Cossack); in allusion to their usual riding coat

See cassock in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
Ecclesiastical
An ankle-length garment with a close-fitting waist and sleeves, worn by the clergy and others assisting in church services.

Origin:

Origin: French casaque, long coat

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , perhaps from Italian casacca

Origin: , from Persian kazhāgand, padded garment

Origin: : kazh, raw silk

Origin: + āgand, stuffed

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