Rochet

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A white ceremonial vestment made of linen or lawn, worn by bishops and other church dignitaries.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A linen garment resembling the surplise, but with narrower sleeves, also without sleeves, worn by bishops, and by some other ecclesiastical dignitaries, in certain religious ceremonies.
  • n. A frock or outer garment worn in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries.
  • n. The red gurnard, or gurnet. See gurnard.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Originally, a short cloak worn by men of all degrees, also by women (in this case frequently a white linen outer garment).
  • n. Eccles., a close-fitting vestment of linen or lawn, worn by bishops and some others.
  • n. Hence, a bishop: also used attributively.
  • n. A mantelet worn by the peers of England during ceremonies.
  • n. A kind of fish, the roach or piper gurnard.
  • To invest with a rochet.
  • Word Usage
    "The name rochet (from the medieval roccus) was scarcely in use before the thirteenth century."
    Variant
    gurnard   
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