Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
a black garment reaching down to the ankles;
worn by priests or choristers;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Cassock \Cas"sock\, n. [F. casaque, fr. It. casacca, perh. fr.
L. casa cottage, in It., house; or of Slavic origin.]
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1. A long outer garment formerly worn by men and women, as
well as by soldiers as part of their uniform.
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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.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
cassock
n 1: a black garment reaching down to the ankles; worn by
priests or choristers
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
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