Meaning & use
cassocks
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Long, close-fitting robes worn by clergy and choir members, the plural of 'cassock'.
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The choirboys filed in wearing black cassocks and white surplices.
He hung his cassock in the vestry after the evening service.
A note on using this word
Traditionally black for most clergy, though some ranks within various churches wear other colors, such as red or purple.
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