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cas·sock (kas′ək)

noun

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

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

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