'Rochet' definitions:
Definition of 'Rochet'
From: GCIDE
- Rochet \Roch"et\, n. [F., dim. fr. OHG. rocch coat, G. rock.]
- 1. (Eccl.) A linen garment resembling the surplise, but with narrower sleeves, also without sleeves, worn by bishops, and by some other ecclesiastical dignitaries, in certain religious ceremonies. [1913 Webster]
- They see no difference between an idler with a hat and national cockade, and an idler in a cowl or in a rochet. --Burke. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A frock or outer garment worn in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. [Obs.] --Rom. of R. [1913 Webster]