A surplice (Late Latin superpelliceum, from super, "over" and pellis, "fur") is a liturgical vestment of the Western Christian Church. The surplice has the form of a tunic of white linen or cotton material, reaching to the knee or to the ankles, with wide or moderately wide sleeves. It was originally a long garment reaching nearly to the ground, as it remains in the English tradition, but in the Roman Catholic tradition, the surplice has been shortened and is sometimes known as the cotta (Italia… (More on Surplice)