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soutane

/suːˈtɑːn/

soutane noun: a long gown with sleeves and buttons at the front, particularly when worn by Roman Catholic clerics.

Noun

soutane (plural soutanes)

  1. A long gown with sleeves and buttons at the front, particularly when worn by Roman Catholic clerics.
    • The sight of a soutane, or the sound of a bell, puts them to flight; but the object of greatest abhorrence to them is the Holy Virgin.1850, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, London: H.G. Bohn, page 432
    • The long, skimpy soutane accentuated the tallness of his stature; […] and the straight, black bar of his joined eyebrows[…] suggested something unlawful behind his priesthood, the idea of a chaplain of bandits.1904 January 29 – October 7, Joseph Conrad, Nostromo: A Tale of the Seaboard, London; New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers […], published 1904, →OCLC
    Synonyms:
    cassock

soutane meaning in Tamil

soutane in Tamil

குருமார் நீளிறுக்க உள்ளங்கி

Synonyms of soutane

Forms of soutane

pluralsoutanes

Origin of soutane

Borrowed from French soutane, from Italian sottana, from Latin subtana, from subtus (“below, beneath”), from sub (“under”).

Questions about soutane

What does soutane mean?
Soutane means a long gown with sleeves and buttons at the front, particularly when worn by Roman Catholic clerics.
What is soutane in Tamil?
Soutane in Tamil is குருமார் நீளிறுக்க உள்ளங்கி. See Soutane meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is soutane?
Soutane is a noun.
How do you pronounce soutane?
Soutane is pronounced /suːˈtɑːn/.
What is the plural of soutane?
The plural of soutane is soutanes.

Words near soutane in the dictionary

  1. sousveillance
  2. sout
  3. soutache
  4. soutaches
  5. soutage
  6. soutane
  7. soutanes
  8. soutar
  9. soutars
  10. souteneur
  11. souteneurs

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