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cassock

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
cassock/ˈkasək/

▶noun a long garment worn by some Christian clergy and members of church choirs.

– derivatives
cassocked adjective.

– origin C16: from Fr. casaque ‘long coat’, from Ital. casacca ‘riding coat’, prob. from Turkic kazak ‘vagabond’.

'cassock' also found in these Oxford entries:

cardinal - soutane - surplice

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