cassock

cas·sock

C0146200 (kăs′ək)n. An ankle-length garment with a close-fitting waist and sleeves, worn by the clergy and others assisting in church services.

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[French casaque, long military coat, from Middle French, probably originally meaning "Cossack coat" and ultimately (probably via Old Russian kozakŭ, free man, Cossack) and of Turkic origin; akin to Tatar qazaq, free man, adventurer, and Kazakh qazaq, Kazakh; see Kazakh.]

cassock

(ˈkæsək) n (Ecclesiastical Terms) Christianity an ankle-length garment, usually black, worn by priests and choristers[C16: from Old French casaque, from Italian casacca a long coat, of uncertain origin] ˈcassocked adj

cas•sock

(ˈkæs ək)

n. a long, close-fitting garment worn by clerics or other participants in church services. [1540–50; < Middle French casaque]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

cassock - a black garment reaching down to the ankles; worn by priests or choristerssoutane - a long cassock with buttons down the front; worn by Roman Catholic priestsvestment - gown (especially ceremonial garments) worn by the clergy

Translations

教士穿的长袍

cassock

(ˈkӕsək) noun a long robe worn by clergymen and church choir-singers. 教士或唱詩班成員穿的長袍 教士穿的长袍