n. a loose white linen vestment reaching the knees, worn over a cassock by clergy and choristers at services. surpliced adj.
[ ME f. AF surplis, OF sourpelis, f. med.L superpellicium (as SUPER-, pellicia PELISSE) ]
n. a loose white linen vestment reaching the knees, worn over a cassock by clergy and choristers at services. surpliced adj.
[ ME f. AF surplis, OF sourpelis, f. med.L superpellicium (as SUPER-, pellicia PELISSE) ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012