CHASUBLE


Meaning of CHASUBLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈcha-zə-bəl, -zhə-, -sə- ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English chesible, from Anglo-French chesible, chasuble, from Late Latin casubla hooded garment

Date: 14th century

: a sleeveless outer vestment worn by the officiating priest at mass

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chasuble: 1 Gothic, 2 fiddleback

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