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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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}.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: chasuble n : a long sleeveless vestment worn by a priest when celebrating Mass
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