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alb

1

[ alb ]

noun

, Ecclesiastical.
  1. a linen vestment with narrow sleeves, worn chiefly by priests, now invariably white in the Western Church but can be in a color in the Eastern Church.


alb.

2

abbreviation for

  1. (in prescriptions) white.

Alb.

3

abbreviation for

  1. Albania.
  2. Albanian.
  3. Albany.
  4. Alberta.

Alb.

1

abbreviation for

  1. Albania(n)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


alb

2

/ ælb /

noun

  1. Christianity a long white linen vestment with sleeves worn by priests and others
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of alb1

before 1100; Middle English albe, ( h ) aube (< MF), Old English albe < Latin alba ( vestis ) white (garment); compare Dutch albe, Old High German alba ( German Albe )

Origin of alb2

From the Latin word albus
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Word History and Origins

Origin of alb1

Old English albe, from Medieval Latin alba ( vestis ) white (clothing)
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Example Sentences

He had been buried in the vestments peculiar to his office, viz., the alb and tunic.

He wore, I think, a chasuble, the day when first we met; A stole and snowy alb likewise: I recollect it yet.

So I could see the priest in cassock, alb and stole as he would stand before some makeshift altar lit with candles.

It results from removing the chasuble and expanding the alb.

And the deacons came in and began to unrobe him, and took from him the alb and the girdle, the maniple and the stole.

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