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cassock

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cassock
Christianity an ankle-length garment, usually black, worn by priests and choristers


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And he threw back the folds of his cassock and smiled as he looked at his thin legs in their underclothing.
Father Sergius by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
I never had a vocation for the bands; my cassock is fastened by one button only, and I am always ready to become a musketeer once more.
Twenty Years After by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
Josiah Graves thereupon resigned all his offices, and that very evening sent to the church for his cassock and surplice.
Of Human Bondage by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
 
 
 
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