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alb

1 American  
[alb] / ælb /

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 American  

abbreviation

  1. (in prescriptions) white.

Alb. 3 American  

abbreviation

  1. Albania.

  2. Albanian.

  3. Albany.

  4. Alberta.

Alb. 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. Albania(n)

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alb 2 British  
/ ælb /

noun

  1. Christianity a long white linen vestment with sleeves worn by priests and others

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Etymology

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 alb.2

From the Latin word albus

Example Sentences

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She gets out her white alb and her ornately embroidered chasuble, garments worn by Catholic priests around the world.

From BBC

But the priests protested the desecration of their sacred stoles, and offered their albs, or tunics, instead.

From New York Times

Over his regular clothes, Pell would wear a full-length white robe called an alb that was tied around his waist with a rope-like cincture.

From Fox News

The prosecution argued that the full length robe known as an alb was "not like a straight jacket," and there was "little difference" between the complainant's police statements and his court testimony.

From Fox News

The prosecution argued that the full length robe known as an alb was “not like a straight jacket,” and there was “little difference” between the complainant’s police statements and his court testimony.

From Seattle Times

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