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chasuble
noun
cha·su·ble
ˈcha-zə-bəl 
-zhə-,
-sə-
: a sleeveless outer vestment worn by the officiating priest at mass
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Some items, such as a Japanese wedding kimono and a 14th-century chasuble, are so fragile they can only be displayed in low light.
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Joelle Diderich, WWD, 12 Feb. 2025
For the celebration of Mass, the bishops and priests wear wide cloaks called a chasuble as well as a stole around the neck, which descended the length of the cloak along both sides of the body.
—Rhonda Richford, WWD, 7 Dec. 2024
They will subsequently be worn for important occasions on the Christian calendar, and each parish of Paris will be entrusted with a chasuble.
—Alex Wynne, WWD, 20 June 2024
The fabrics worn by the archbishops were in excellent condition, archaeologists said, including gloves, chasubles (the outer layer of bishop’s clerical gowns) and footwear.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 31 May 2024
The presiding plump, pink-cheeked bishop of San Jose is ornately robed in his chasuble, bedecked with a mitre, and wielding a tall staff over his Vietnamese sheep.
—Viet Thanh Nguyen, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2023
Two years ago in Myanmar, his green chasuble bore the country’s national flower, the bright yellow padauk.
—Washington Post, 12 Nov. 2019
During Tuesday’s Mass, the Rev. Gregory Rom, draped in a red chasuble, took his usual position in the pulpit.
—Javonte Anderson, chicagotribune.com, 21 Nov. 2019
Approximately 40 vestments from the Sistine Chapel Sacristy—rarely (if ever) released papal mantles and chasubles, priceless tiaras, rings and crosses—speak to the way sumptuous earthly beauty engages the divine.
—Laura Jacobs, WSJ, 10 May 2018
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Joelle Diderich, WWD, 12 Feb. 2025
For the celebration of Mass, the bishops and priests wear wide cloaks called a chasuble as well as a stole around the neck, which descended the length of the cloak along both sides of the body.
—Rhonda Richford, WWD, 7 Dec. 2024
They will subsequently be worn for important occasions on the Christian calendar, and each parish of Paris will be entrusted with a chasuble.
—Alex Wynne, WWD, 20 June 2024
The fabrics worn by the archbishops were in excellent condition, archaeologists said, including gloves, chasubles (the outer layer of bishop’s clerical gowns) and footwear.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 31 May 2024
The presiding plump, pink-cheeked bishop of San Jose is ornately robed in his chasuble, bedecked with a mitre, and wielding a tall staff over his Vietnamese sheep.
—Viet Thanh Nguyen, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2023
Two years ago in Myanmar, his green chasuble bore the country’s national flower, the bright yellow padauk.
—Washington Post, 12 Nov. 2019
During Tuesday’s Mass, the Rev. Gregory Rom, draped in a red chasuble, took his usual position in the pulpit.
—Javonte Anderson, chicagotribune.com, 21 Nov. 2019
Approximately 40 vestments from the Sistine Chapel Sacristy—rarely (if ever) released papal mantles and chasubles, priceless tiaras, rings and crosses—speak to the way sumptuous earthly beauty engages the divine.
—Laura Jacobs, WSJ, 10 May 2018
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chasuble
noun
cha·su·ble
ˈchaz-ə-bəl
ˈchas-ə-,
ˈchazh-ə-
: a sleeveless outer vestment worn by a priest at mass
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