sur·plice

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• sur|plice — «SUR plihs», noun. 1. a broad sleeved, white gown worn by clergymen and choir singers over their other clothes. 2. an arrangement of folds on a blouse or the bodice of a dress that cross one another from the waist up to the opposite shoulder.… …   Useful english dictionary

• sur — sur·a·min; sur·anal; sur·base; sur·based; sur·cin·gle; sur·coat; sur·cu·lose; sur·cu·lus; sur·excitation; sur·face·ly; sur·face·man; sur·fac·er; sur·fac·tant; sur·facy; sur·feit·er; sur·fi·cial; sur·fuse; sur·fu·sion; sur·gen·cy; sur·gent;… …   English syllables

• plice — ac·com·plice; com·plice; sur·plice; …   English syllables

• surplice — sur·plice …   English syllables

• surplice — sur•plice [[t]ˈsɜr plɪs[/t]] n. 1) rel clo a loose fitting, broad sleeved white vestment worn over a cassock 2) clo rel a garment in which the two halves of the front cross diagonally 3) clo designating, forming, or having a closure with… …   From formal English to slang

• surplice — sur|plice [ˈsə:plıs US ˈsə:r ] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: surpliz, from Medieval Latin superpellicium, from pellicium coat of animal skins , from Latin pellis skin ; because it was worn over fur clothing] a piece of clothing made… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• surplice — sur|plice [ sɜrplıs ] noun count a loose white piece of clothing worn over other clothes by priests, church singers, and people who help during ceremonies …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• 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,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Surplice fees — 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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Méliès, Georges — (Marie Georges Jean Méliès / December 8, 1861, Paris, France January 21, 1938, Paris)    The son of a wealthy footwear manufacturer, he enrolled in the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris and completed his studies of art in London, where he also became …   Encyclopedia of French film directors