amice

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[ am-is ]
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nounEcclesiastical.
  1. an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.

Origin of amice

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1200–50; Middle English amice(s) <Old French amis,amys, plural of amit<Latin amictus mantle, cloak, equivalent to amic-, base of amicīre to wrap around (am-ambi- + -ic-, combining stem of iacere to throw) + -tus noun suffix of verbal action (hence, originally the act of wrapping around)

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amice2
[ am-is ]

noun

Origin of amice

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late Middle English amisse<Middle French aumusse, aumuce<Spanish almucio<Latin almucia, almucium

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British Dictionary definitions for amice (1 of 3)

amice1

/ (ˈæmɪs) /


noun
  1. Christianity a rectangular piece of white linen worn by priests around the neck and shoulders under the alb or, formerly, on the head

Origin of amice

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C15: from Old French amis, plural of amit, or from Medieval Latin amicia, both from Latin amictus cloak, from amicīre to clothe, from am- ambi- + iacere to throw

British Dictionary definitions for amice (2 of 3)

amice2

/ (ˈæmɪs) /


noun
  1. another word for almuce

British Dictionary definitions for AMICE (3 of 3)

AMICE

abbreviation for
  1. Associate Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers

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