Look up: Rochet

1. rochet
   In the Christian church, vestment worn mainly by Catholic and Anglican bishops and abbots. The Catholic rochet reaches to the knee, while the Anglican rochet is ankle length. ...
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2. Rochet
   Roch'et noun [ French, dim. from Old High German rocch coat, German rock .] 1. (Eccl.) A linen garment resembling the surplise, but with narrower sleeves, also without sleeves, worn by bishops, and by some other ecclesiastical...
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3. Rochet
   Roch'et noun [ Probably corrupted from French rouget the red gurnet, from rouge red. CF. Rouge .] (Zoology) The red gurnard, or gurnet. See Gurnard .
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4. rochet
   1. 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. 'They see no difference between an idler with a hat and national cockade, and an idler in a cowl or in a rochet...
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5. Rochet
   • (n.) A frock or outer garment worn in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. • (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.) The ...
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6. Rochet
   A rochet or rotchet is a linen garment worn by bishops under the chimere, or black satin robe to which the lawn sleeves are usually attached. It was at one time the ordinary garment of a bishop. It is akin to the surplice, and should, according to ancient usage, have tight sleeves. It is shorter tha...
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7. Rochet
   A `rochet` is a white vestment generally worn by a Roman Catholic or Anglican Bishop in choir dress. It is unknown in the Eastern Churches. The rochet is similar to a surplice, except that the sleeves are narrower. In the Roman Catholic tradition, the rochet comes below the knee and its sleeves and ...
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