Rochet - 4 dictionary results
roch⋅et
[roch-it] 
–noun
| a vestment of linen or lawn, resembling a surplice, worn esp. by bishops and abbots. |
Origin:
1350–1400; ME < OF: outer garment < Gmc; cf. OE rocc outer garment
1350–1400; ME < OF: outer garment < Gmc; cf. OE rocc outer garment
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| roch·et
(rŏch'ĭt) Pronunciation Key
n. A white ceremonial vestment made of linen or lawn, worn by bishops and other church dignitaries. [Middle English, from Old French, of Germanic origin.] |
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Rochet
Roch"et\, n. [F., dim. fr. OHG. rocch coat, G. 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. 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 the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. [Obs.] --Rom. of R.
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