Surpliced

There was not a soul there save the two whom I had followed and a surpliced clergy - man, who seemed to be expostulating with them. ❋ Unknown (2010)

He has a training and boarding school there for native boys, some of whom were at church in the morning as a surpliced choir. ❋ Isabella Lucy (2004)

As night closes in and the vault darkens, the ship seems proceeding slowly up the aisle of a cathedral … deep bays become transepts and choir and a fringe of low islands ahead lining the channel draped in snow are the surpliced priests. ❋ Massie, Robert K., 1929- (2003)

He smiled and nodded a greeting; then, with his eyes half closed, his lips moving in prayer, his beretta well over his forehead, he followed his surpliced bodyguard, walking in the direction of the sea. ❋ Unknown (2003)

An elderly gentleman, quite alone save for the soutaned young man, now surpliced, his server: a well-looking youth whom presently Eva believed she must recognize. ❋ Jamie O’Neill (2002)

Within the chancel stood the Dean of Westminster, and behind him were gathered the cathedral clergy, the Archbishop of Canterbury, and the scarlet and white surpliced choir, filling the chapel. ❋ Cook, Richard B (1989)

Salutes were exchanged, arms presented, there were more fanfares, more drums, all climaxing in the appearance of a priest who, riding a small grey donkey, blessed the Santa Maria with the help of small, white-surpliced boys. ❋ Cornwell, Bernard (1981)

On grounds no more solid than this, charges of Atheism are often erected by 'surpliced sophists.' ❋ Charles Southwell (N/A)

It glares in haunts where jeweled ringers lift the cup of pleasure to the month of sin, 'mid the sobbing of the sensuous music and flow of forbidden wine; and speeding on its way illumes the dim cathedral aisle, where surpliced priest proclaims the teachings of the master, and golden-throated choirs lift their hosannas to the King of Kings. ❋ Various (N/A)

Soon a white-robed, surpliced clergyman came in, and the service began; but I had no eye or ear, nor any comprehension save in a dim manner, as to what was going on. ❋ Austin Bidwell (N/A)

Daniel O'Connell may object to have them called 'surpliced ruffians,' not so the philosopher, who sees in pious fraud on a gigantic scale, the worst species of ruffianism that ever disgraced the earth. ❋ Charles Southwell (N/A)

Lowest in rank are the surpliced choristers wearing hoods, with, in some instances, a liripipe depending from them behind. ❋ Unknown (N/A)

LORD-CHANCELLOR, straightway took their seats on the Episcopal Bench, folded their hands over their surpliced knees, and lent an added air of peace and purity to the precincts. ❋ Various (N/A)

The Abbess, accompanied by her entire community, came to welcome us at the main gate, and her surpliced chaplains offered me holy water. ❋ Various (N/A)

The dear old Psalms, which had always been read at Cressleigh by the clergyman and the people led by the parish clerk, sounded so strange and unfamiliar when chanted by a surpliced choir. ❋ Lucy Byerley (N/A)

At that very time, I have heard, he sang each Sunday in the surpliced choir of a Kensington church, and I suppose he is the very best chairman of a committee or of a public meeting of our own or any other time. ❋ S.M. Hussey (N/A)

After such a race it was natural enough that the young organist should be somewhat flushed as he went up the aisle with a surpliced boy at his heels. ❋ Various (N/A)

P1- [sup g], hey bro, has [your pp] been feeling extra, uh.... Itchy latley??? P2- no? not really, why? P1- im kinda worried man, what if it's something... bad? P2- have you talked to [benjamin surplice] recently??? P1- yeah... yeah i did do that. P2- *puts his hand on shoulder* P1- he... he got you too, didn't he? P2- *nods head* P1- *goes in for the kiss* P2- *rips his balls off* P1- yessirrrrrrrrrrrrrrr ❋ Barrack Obamama (2022)