Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
a loose-fitting white ecclesiastical vestment with wide sleeves;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Surplice \Sur"plice\, n. [F. surplis, OF. surpeiz, LL.
superpellicium; super over + pellicium, pelliceum, a robe of
fur, L. pellicius made of skins. See Pelisse.] (Eccl.)
A white garment worn over another dress by the clergy of the
Roman Catholic, Episcopal, and certain other churches, in
some of their ministrations.
[1913 Webster]
Surplice fees (Eccl.), fees paid to the English clergy for
occasional duties.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
surplice
n 1: a loose-fitting white ecclesiastical vestment with wide
sleeves