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chas·u·ble  audio  (chz-bl, chzh-, chs-) KEY 

NOUN:
A long sleeveless vestment worn over the alb by a priest during services.

ETYMOLOGY:
French, from Old French, from Late Latin casubla, hooded garment, from *casupula, diminutive of casa, house


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