Crossword-Solution: CHIMERE 7 letters, 5 clues 🏆 scrabble score: 14

The history of the chimere and rochet has been truly tragic." --_Church Paper._ Fortunately, the hat and gaiters do something to relieve the gloom.

The frigate, La Truite, and two galleys, lay within cannon shot of the town, and with the aid of the armed store ship, La Bricole, and the frigate, La Chimere, effectually cut off all communication by water.

Trevor thus describes the bishop's dress in Convocation, which is the proper dress of the episcopate: "The chimere is the Convocation habit of a doctor of divinity in Oxford, made of silk instead of cloth, as the rochet is an alb of lawn in place of linen, _honoris causâ_: the detaching the sleeves from the rochet, and sewing them to the upper garment instead, is obviously a contrivance of the robe-makers.

They raised disturbances about the "Romish Rags," by which they described the decent surplice as well as the splendid scarlet chimere[407] thrown over the white linen rochet, with the square cap worn by the bishops.

And as touching the Minister, it signifieth charity, a virtue excellent above all others." Other vestments worn by the clergy are the cassock, the surplice, biretta, hood, and when assisting at the Holy Communion, the Dalmatic and Tunicle; and by Bishops, the chimere, rochet, mitre and cope (this last {269} may also be worn by a Priest); each of which is described under its proper head, to which the reader is referred.