CHASUBLE

chasuble

(noun) a long sleeveless vestment worn by a priest when celebrating Mass

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

chasuble (plural chasubles)

(Christianity) The outermost liturgical vestment worn by clergy for celebrating Eucharist or Mass.

Anagrams

• Baluches, bauchles

Source: Wiktionary

Chas"u*ble, n. Etym: [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.)

Definition: 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.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition