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soutane

sou·tane

UK/suːˈtɑːn/ uncommon

noun

1.

a long cassock with buttons down the front; worn by Roman Catholic priests

Origin

Borrowed from French soutane, from Italian sottana, from Latin subtana, from subtus (“below, beneath”), from sub (“under”).

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