At the great ceremonies he walked in front of the Chapter in his pluvial, carrying a silver stick nearly as tall as himself, making the tiles of the pavement re-echo with its blows.
"The Shadow of the Cathedral"
Vicente Blasco Ibañez
For this reason he could not repress a gesture of contemptuous superiority when having donned his pluvial, and clutching his silver stick, he advanced and spoke to any strange clergy from the neighbouring villages who visited the Primacy.
"The Shadow of the Cathedral"
Vicente Blasco Ibañez
And this tete-a-tete decorated with flowers; and this pluvial cope in this case.
"Cosmopolis, Complete"
Paul Bourget Last Updated: March 3, 2009