CASSOCK


Meaning of CASSOCK in English

n. a long close-fitting usu. black or red garment worn by clergy, members of choirs, etc.

Derivatives:

cassocked adj.

Etymology: F casaque long coat f. It. casacca horseman's coat, prob. f. Turkic: cf. COSSACK

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.