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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Cassock \Cas"sock\, noun [F. casaque, fr. It. casacca, perh. fr. L. casa cottage, in It., house; or of Slavic origin.]
1. A long outer garment formerly worn by men and women, as well as by soldiers as part of their uniform.
2. (Eccl.) A garment resembling a long frock coat worn by the clergy of certain churches when officiating, and by others as the usually outer garment.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
cassock
noun: a black garment reaching down to the ankles; worn by priests or choristers
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
22 Moby Thesaurus words for "cassock": churchman, cleric, clerical, clerk, confessor, cure, divine, ecclesiastic, father, father confessor, father in Christ, gallach, minister, padre, parish priest, parson, penitentiary, preacher, presbyter, priest, spiritual director, spiritual father
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