“Two clerics in surplice hold the housel cloth to catch any of the sacred elements which might accidentally fall.”

“Once I had stuffed myself behind the wheel with my surplice billowing around me like a collapsed parachute, I switched into passive mode.”

“He became a canon of Salisbury in 1563, but objected to the use of the surplice and to contributing to the repairs of the cathedral.”

“Its trade is chasubles and mitres, stoles and lace surplices, Roman collars and cardinal red socks, packed thick into its dark wood cupboards.”

“Stretching along each side are lines of choirboys and girls in bright surplices, holding flags and honey-scented tapers.”

“White T-shirts, white jeans, white ponchos, even white surplices stood out in the hot July sun.”