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Meanings of surplice in English
Usage of surplice in English
1
Mr. Pye, who had been taking off his surplice in the vestry.
2
There she broke in upon that interesting investigation, touching the inked surplice.
3
A choir boy appeared, followed by an old priest in a surplice.
4
You were excessively mysterious in school, just now, over that surplice affair.
5
The ArchBishop laughed as he arranged his surplice, folded beneath his gut.
6
Gaunt, some mischief has been done in the vestry, touching Bywater's surplice.
7
An acolyte in a surplice humbly asked for a coal from the fire.
8
The other exhibited him at full length, adorned in his surplice.
9
An acolyte appeared, followed by the aged priest in his surplice.
10
Samuel served and ministered our Lord in a surplice before Eli.
11
I found Monty ready for me, robed in a surplice and violet stole.
12
I wish to ask Mr Walton WHY he wears the surplice.
13
There lay a clean, but tumbled surplice, half soaked in ink.
14
Abbe Jouve, robed in his surplice, had not yet risen to his feet.
15
Every now and then you break out afresh about that surplice.
16
The clergyman expects a room where he may don his surplice or gown.
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United Kingdom
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