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Definition of: surplice
(sûr′plis) noun Eccl.
A loose white vestment with full sleeves, worn over the cassock by the clergy of the Anglican, Moravian, and Roman Catholic churches, and also by choristers in a vested choir. [<AF surpliz, OF sourpeliz <Med. L superpellicium (vestimentum) an overgarment <super- over + pellicia a fur garment <pellis skin]
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