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noun
A long gown with sleeves and buttons at the front, particularly when worn by Roman Catholic clerics.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: cassock
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a long cassock with buttons down the front; worn by Roman Catholic priests
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: cassock
History
Borrowed from French soutane, from Italian sottana, from Latin subtana, from subtus (“below, beneath”), from sub (“under”).
Across languages
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
