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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
surplice /ˈsəːplɪs/

▶noun a loose white linen vestment worn over a cassock by clergy and choristers at Christian church services.

– derivatives
surpliced adjective.

– origin ME: from OFr. sourpelis, from med. L. superpellicium, from super- ‘above’ + pellicia ‘fur garment’.

'surplice' also found in these Oxford entries:

cotta - hood - rochet - slop

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