OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 30583

cassock

/ˈkasək/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
balandrán • hopa • sotana
An item of clerical clothing: a long, sheath-like, close-fitting, ankle-length robe worn by clergy members of some Christian denominations.
In one of the aisles there was an elaborately carved confessional box and I recognised the village priest in his heavy mountain boots and black cassock as he entered it and drew th…
It was a joy to snatch some brief respite, and find himself in the rectory drawing–room. Listening here was as pleasant as talking; just to watch was pleasant. The young priests wh…
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