Chasible

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Chasible \Chas"i*ble\, n.
     See {Chasuble}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Chasuble \Chas"u*ble\, n. [F. chasuble, LL. casubula, cassibula,
     casula, a hooded garment, covering the person like a little
     house; cf. It. casupola, casipola, cottage, dim of L. casa
     cottage.] (Eccl.)
     The outer vestment worn by the priest in saying Mass,
     consisting, in the Roman Catholic Church, of a broad, flat,
     back piece, and a narrower front piece, the two connected
     over the shoulders only. The back has usually a large cross,
     the front an upright bar or pillar, designed to be
     emblematical of Christ's sufferings. In the Greek Church the
     chasuble is a large round mantle. [Written also {chasible},
     and {chesible}.]
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