amice
1an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
Origin of amice
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How to use amice in a sentence
And the chaplains of the Sainte-Chapelle, with their gray amices; cum tunices grisis!
Notre-Dame de Paris | Victor HugoAlbs, "th' albs and amices" (R221,d), a long white linen garment or robe worn by officiating priests of the Roman communion.
British Dictionary definitions for amice (1 of 3)
/ (ˈæmɪs) /
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
1British Dictionary definitions for amice (2 of 3)
/ (ˈæmɪs) /
another word for almuce
British Dictionary definitions for AMICE (3 of 3)
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