a full-length garment of a single colour worn by certain Christian clergy, members of church choirs, and others having some particular office or role in a church 法衣,长袍(某些基督教牧师、教堂唱诗班成员和其他教堂工作人员所穿的单色长外衣)
派生 cassocked adjective 语源
mid 16th cent.: from French casaque 'long coat', from Italian casacca 'riding coat', probably from Turkic kazak 'vagabond'. Compare with Cossack