rochet

rochet · noun¹

1. Middle French · derived fromrochet
2. Anglo-Norman · derived fromrochet
3. Middle English · inherited fromroket
4. English todayrochet

From Middle English roket, rochet, from Anglo-Norman rochet, Middle French rochet, from Frankish (cf. Old English rocc (“overgarment”)).

rochet · noun²

1. Middle French · derived fromrouget
2. Middle English · inherited fromroget
3. English todayrochet

From Middle English roget, from Middle French rouget.

First known use, by meaning

• from 12th c. A white vestment, worn by a bishop, similar to a surplice but with narrower sleeves, extending either to below the knee (in the Catholic church) or to the hem of the cassock in the Anglican church.
• from 14th c. A frock or outer garment worn in the 13th and 14th centuries.
• 14th–19th c. The red gurnard.