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rochet

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /ˈɹɒtʃɪt/
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noun

Meaning 1

A white vestment, worn by a bishop, similar to a surplice but with narrower sleeves, extending either to below the knee (in the Catholic church) or to the hem of the cassock in the Anglican church.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

A frock or outer garment worn in the 13th and 14th centuries.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic, historical

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noun

Meaning 3

The red gurnard.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

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History

Etymology

From Middle English roket, rochet, from Anglo-Norman rochet, Middle French rochet, from Frankish (cf. Old English rocc (“overgarment”)).

From Middle English roget, from Middle French rouget.