alb

[alb]

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noun Ecclesiastical.

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.

Origin of alb

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)

alb.

(in prescriptions) white.

Origin of alb.

From the Latin word albus

Alb.

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Related Words for alb

frock, robe, garb, tunic, stole, cincture, habiliment, covering, garment, uniform, dress, clothing, hood, gear, alb, cassock, vesture, amice, orale

Examples from the Web for alb

Historical Examples of alb

He next donned the alb, the symbol of purity, beginning with the right sleeve.
Abbe Mouret's Transgression
Emile Zola
The rochet resembles an alb, but is shorter and without sleeves.
The Worship of the Church
Jacob A. Regester
The alb is confined at the waist by a white cord called the girdle.
The Worship of the Church
Jacob A. Regester
When I am to blame for anything, Alb is sure to be suspected.
The Chauffeur and the Chaperon
C. N. Williamson
Alb (he was thinking, no doubt) was not getting much fun for his money.
The Chauffeur and the Chaperon
C. N. Williamson

British Dictionary definitions for alb

alb

noun

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

Word Origin for alb

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

Alb.

abbreviation for

Albania(n)

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Word Origin and History for alb

late Old English albe, from Late Latin alba (in tunica alba or vestis alba "white vestment"), fem. of albus "white," from PIE root *albho- "white" (cf. Greek alphos "white leprosy," alphiton "barley meal;" Old High German albiz, Old English elfet "swan," literally "the white bird;" Old Church Slavonic and Russian lebedi, Polish łabędź "swan;" Hittite alpash "cloud").