cassock

[ kas-uh k ]

/ ˈkæs ək /

a long, close-fitting garment worn by members of the clergy or others participating in church services.

a lightweight, double-breasted ecclesiastical coat or jacket, worn under the Geneva gown.

a member of the clergy.

Origin of cassock

1540–50; < Middle French casaque, perhaps < a Turkic word akin to the source of Cossack

Julien rejoined the abb Chlan, who scolded him roundly and gave him a cassock and a surplice.

The Red and the Black |Stendhal
"A second time your cassock protects you, father," laughed the other.

Vayenne |Percy Brebner
But she noticed that in the orchestra stalls there was a priest wearing his cassock.

A Mummer's Tale |Anatole France
He was not yet quite certain that Adams had any more of the clergyman in him than his cassock.

Joseph Andrews, Vol. 2 |Henry Fielding

Approaching nearer, he found it was a clergyman, in his gown and cassock.

The Adventures of Sir Launcelot Greaves |Tobias Smollett

cassock

/ (ˈkæsək) /

Christianity an ankle-length garment, usually black, worn by priests and choristers

cassocked, adjective

C16: from Old French casaque, from Italian casacca a long coat, of uncertain origin