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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
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roch·et   (rŏch'ĭt)   
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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