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   surplice

   /ˈsəːplɪs/

   noun

   • 1. a loose white linen vestment varying from hip-length to calf-length, worn over a cassock by clergy and choristers at Christian church services.

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French sourpelis, from medieval Latin superpellicium, from super- ‘above’ + pellicia ‘fur garment’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. surpliced adjective

   Scrabble Points: 12

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