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: a close-fitting ankle-length garment worn especially in Roman Catholic and Anglican churches by the clergy and by laypersons assisting in services
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Essay topics include Sedaris serving as caretaker for his boyfriend Hugh after hip replacement surgery, buying a cape for his equally famous sister Amy Sedaris, riding a horse named Tequila in Guatemala and buying a priest’s cassock in Vatican City.
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
The delight in contemporizing the antiquated past may feel akin to the Pope in cassocks and a White Sox baseball cap, or a good medieval meme.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 3 Feb. 2026
For the French, Tartuffe’s title character is so iconic his name is no longer capitalized: A tartuffe is simply a hypocrite, a slimy, pervy little snake dressed up in a cassock or an expensive suit and tie.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2025
De Shields showed Broderick a photo of his Tartuffe costume—a floor-length red cassock worn with sunglasses and sparkly bling.
—Henry Alford, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
The delight in contemporizing the antiquated past may feel akin to the Pope in cassocks and a White Sox baseball cap, or a good medieval meme.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 3 Feb. 2026
For the French, Tartuffe’s title character is so iconic his name is no longer capitalized: A tartuffe is simply a hypocrite, a slimy, pervy little snake dressed up in a cassock or an expensive suit and tie.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2025
De Shields showed Broderick a photo of his Tartuffe costume—a floor-length red cassock worn with sunglasses and sparkly bling.
—Henry Alford, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
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“Cassock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cassock. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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cassock
noun
cas·sock
ˈkas-ək 
: a close-fitting ankle-length garment worn by clergy (as in the Roman Catholic and Anglican churches)
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