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surplice

  • /ˈsɝplɪs/ US
  • /ˈsɝpləs/ US
  • /ˈsɜːplɪs/ UK
  • /ˈsɜːpləs/ UK

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Inherited from Middle English surplys, from Old French surpeliz, from Medieval Latin superpelliceum, from Latin super (“over”) and pellis (“fur”).

noun surplices

  1. A liturgical vestment of the Christian Church in the form of a tunic of white linen or cotton material, with wide or moderately wide sleeves, reaching to the hips or knees, usually featuring lace decoration and embroidered bordures. On the previous night he had taken the manuscript out of a long neglected chest, containing old shooting jackets, old Oxbridge scribbling books, his old surplice, and battered cap and gown, and other memorials of youth, school, and home.

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noun liturgical vestment

Españolsobrepelliz
한국어중백의 jungbaegui
Kiswahilisaplisi
Portuguêssobrepeliz
Françaissurplis
DeutschChorhemd, Chorrock, Superpelliceum
Italianocotta, surplice
Русскийко́мжа kómža, суперпелли́цеум superpellíceum
العربيةمدرعة

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@misc{surplice_2026,
  title = {surplice},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/surplice},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}