1) Catholic clerical clothing 2) Vestment like a surplice
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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 hem are sometimes made of lace; in the Anglican tra...
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surplice-like vestment of a bishop or abbot
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• (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 red gurnard, or gurnet. See Gurnard.Rochet: words ...
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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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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.' (Burke) ... 2. A frock or outer garment worn in...
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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 dignitaries, in certain religious ceremonies. &#x...
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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 than an alb, reaching only as far as the knees. The p...
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