Usage examples (38)

• The color of the chasuble a priest wears often denotes a special happening in the church calendar.
• Very prominent on the chasuble is the massive tau, with adjoining panels supporting the neckline.
• In fact, there is thought that the chasuble is actually derived from what was originally a common form of Roman civil dress:
• His chasuble was a full and heavy mantle in which red and white could be seen in transparency, and gleaming with jewels . . .