ROCHET

Etymology 1

Noun

rochet (plural rochets)

A white vestment, worn by a bishop, similar to a surplice but with narrower sleeves, extending either to below the knee (in the Catholic church) or to the hem of the cassock in the Anglican church. [from 12th c.]

(now, rare, historical) A frock or outer garment worn in the 13th and 14th centuries. [from 14th c.]

Etymology 2

Noun

rochet (plural rochets)

(obsolete) The red gurnard. [14th–19th c.]

Anagrams

• Hector, Troche, hector, orchet, rotche, tocher, troche

Source: Wiktionary

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Roch"et, n. Etym: [F., dim. fr. OHG. rocch coat, G. rock.]

1. (Eccl.)

Definition: 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.

Roch"et, n. Etym: [Probably corrupted fr. F. rouget the red gurnet, from rouge red. CF. Rouge.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: The red gurnard, or gurnet. See Gurnard.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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