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soutane


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Soutane  \Sou`tane"\,  n.  [F.,  fr  Sp  sotana,  or  It  sottana  LL 
  subtana,  fr  L.  subtus  below,  beneath,  fr  sub  under.]  (Eccl. 
  Costume) 
  A  close  garnment  with  straight  sleeves,  and  skirts  reaching 
  to  the  ankles,  and  buttoned  in  front  from  top  to  bottom; 
  especially,  the  black  garment  of  this  shape  worn  by  the 
  clergy  in  France  and  Italy  as  their  daily  dress;  a  cassock. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  soutane 
  n  :  a  long  cassock  with  buttons  down  the  front;  worn  by  Roman 
  Catholic  priests 




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