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bisceoprocc

, bishop + rokke.
Searchable Lemmata: bisceoprocc (OE).
Alternate Forms: biscoprocce. Unique.

    Definitions and Defining Citations:

1a(n.) Garment; outer garment or vestment worn by a bishop.(ante 1100)
1. Dalmatica uestire sibi lucrum significat ex semine : mid biscoprocce scrydan him gestreon getacnað of cynne. [DOE ProgGl 1 (Först) (0086 (85))]
c.f.: bisceopgegyrela, dalmatic, rokke, vestment
OE; Primarily Ecclesiastic/Regula.
Sex: Male    Use: Ecclesiastical    Status: High    Rank: High    Ceremonial: Yes
Body Parts: Entire Body.

    Etymological Evidence:

Definite, compound of bisceop + rocc 'overgarment' etc. (see rokke). DOE suggests that given the source text uses it as an equivalent of Latin dalmatica, it may indeed be referring to dalmatic (q.v.).
WF: Compound
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