surplice
surp·lice
noun
1.
a loose-fitting white ecclesiastical vestment with wide sleeves
Origin
Inherited from Middle English surplys, from Old French surpeliz, from Medieval Latin superpelliceum, from Latin super (“over”) and pellis (“fur”).
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