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The 1957-58 shirtwaist of shot-silk—bronze roses on black—has a tight bodice that buttons up like a bishop’s soutane and a skirt that flares out from a crow’s murder of small tucks.
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Laura Jacobs,
WSJ,
10 Nov. 2018
Zerai, a heavyset man in a white soutane, a crucifix hanging from his neck, laughs at this new twist of fate.
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Peter Ford,
The Christian Science Monitor,
29 Aug. 2017
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Laura Jacobs,
WSJ,
10 Nov. 2018
Zerai, a heavyset man in a white soutane, a crucifix hanging from his neck, laughs at this new twist of fate.
—
Peter Ford,
The Christian Science Monitor,
29 Aug. 2017
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“Soutane.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soutane. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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