noun.
A cassock, especially one that buttons up and down the front.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
Same as cassock.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
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.