1910–1911
Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
SURPLICE (Late Lat. super pelliceum; FT. super, over, and pellis, fur; Span, sobrepellice; Fr. surplis; in Ital. cotta and Ger. Chorrock, choir coat), a liturgical vestment of the Christian Church. It is a tunic of white linen or cotton material, with wide or moderately wide sleeves, reaching — according to the Roman use — barely to the hips and elsewhere in the churches of the Roman communion to the knee It is usually decorated with lace, but in modern times — in Germany at least — also with embroidered bordures. …
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