SURPLICE


Meaning of SURPLICE in English

n. a loose white linen vestment reaching the knees, worn over a cassock by clergy and choristers at services.

Derivatives:

surpliced adj.

Etymology: ME f. AF surplis, OF sourpelis, f. med.L superpellicium (as SUPER-, pellicia PELISSE)

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.