almuce

[al-myoos]

noun

a furred hood or hooded cape with long ends hanging down in front, formerly worn by the clergy.

Also amice.

Origin of almuce

< Middle French almuce, aumuce. See amice²

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Examples from the Web for almuce

Historical Examples of almuce

Over that again is a tippet, a development of the almuce, or worn over it.
The Customs of Old England
F. J. Snell
The ends of the almuce can be seen in the opening of the cope, and its hood hangs over the shoulders.
Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Wells
Percy Dearmer
He is also in ecclesiastical costume in processional vestments, without the cope exposing the almuce.
A Short Account of King's College Chapel
Walter Poole Littlechild

British Dictionary definitions for almuce

almuce

noun

a fur-lined hood or cape formerly worn by members of certain religious orders, more recently by canons of France

Word Origin for almuce

C15: from Old French aumusse, from Medieval Latin almucia, of unknown origin

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