cassock

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cas·sock /ˈkæsək/ noun [countable]  DCCa long, usually black, piece of clothing worn by priests 〔教士穿的、一般为黑色的〕法衣，长袍

Examples from the Corpus

cassock• Corrigan lifted his cassock at the knees.• His cassock came up over his socks.• Mr Copley, robed in cassock and billowing surplice, was impatiently pacing the back lawn seeming oblivious to their presence.• Sophia could imagine them in cassocks, doing something with candles or incense.• On the live Bishop the silver pectoral cross rose and fell on the purple cassock.• The priest's cassock was stained with vomit and blood.• Roused, the Monsignor hiked the skirt of his voluminous cassock and lumbered up to the podium.Origin cassock (1500-1600) French casaque “long coat”, probably from Persian khazaghand, from kazh “silk” + aghand “filled with soft material”

cas·sock nounChineseSyllable  

by clothing worn usually Corpus black, long, a of piece

cassock
cas‧sock /ˈkæsək/ noun [countable]a long, usually black, piece of clothing worn by priests

cas·sockBrE /ˈkæsək/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkæsək/ 🔊 nouna long piece of clothing, usually black or red, worn by some Christian priests and other people with special duties in a church （基督教会教士等穿的黑或红色的）长袍