cassock

ˈkæsək

Definition

Definition of cassock - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

clothing

TECH.

ankle-length garment worn by priests and choristers

TECH.

The choir members wore cassocks during the service.

robe

vestment

historic uniform

Rare

military cloak worn by soldiers in the 16th century

Rare

The soldier's cassock was part of his uniform.

cape

cloak

mantle

countryfolk

Rare

coarse cloak worn by countryfolk in the past

Rare

In the painting, the shepherd wore a simple cassock.

frock

smock

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Images of cassock

ankle-length garment worn by priests and choristers
military cloak worn by soldiers in the 16th century
coarse cloak worn by countryfolk in the past

Origin of cassock

Middle French, casaque (long coat)

Terms with cassock included in their meaning

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cotta

religious garment

short ecclesiastical garment worn over cassock

soutane

religion

priest's cassock with front buttons

surcingle

religious attire

girdle to fasten a cassock

surplice

church clothing

loose white church garment with wide sleeves worn over a cassock

cassocked

adj.

clothing

wearing a cassock

Examples of cassock in a sentence

Cassocks are traditionally black but can vary in color.
The museum displayed a 16th-century cassock.
He wore a cassock during the reenactment.
The farmer's cassock was patched and worn.
She sewed a new cassock for the harvest festival.

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French:soutane, casaque, ...
German:Talar, Waffenrock, ...
Italian:tonaca, casacca, ...
Spanish:sotana, capa, ...
Portuguese:batina, capa, ...
Chinese:长袍, 军用斗篷, ...
Japanese:カソック, 軍用マント, ...
Arabic:ثوب كهنوتي, عباءة عسكرية, ...
Hebrew:גְּלִימָה, מְעִיל צְבָאִי, ...
Russian:ряса, казак, ...
Ukrainian:ряса, касок, ...
Hindi:लंबा वस्त्र, कैसॉक, ...
Bengali:ক্যাসক, সামরিক চাদর, ...
Catalan:sotana, capa, ...
Czech:klerika, kabátec, ...
Danish:kåbe, kappe, ...
Dutch:kazuifel, kassock, ...
Greek:ράσο, στρατιωτική κάπα, ...
Hungarian:reverenda, köpeny, ...
Khmer:អាវវែងរបស់បូជាចារ្យ, អាវក្រៅយោធាវែងសម័យសតវត្សទី១៦, ...
Korean:제의, 거친 외투, ...
Persian:جامه بلند, کاساک, ...
Polish:sutanna, płaszcz, ...
Portuguese (BR):batina, capa militar, ...
Romanian:reverendă, mantie, ...
Swedish:prästrock, kappa, ...
Thai:เสื้อคลุมยาว, เสื้อคลุมทหาร, ...
Turkish:cüppe, askeri pelerin, ...
Vietnamese:áo lễ, áo choàng, ...

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Definition of cassock - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

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