almuce

American  

[al-myoos] / ˈæl mjus /

noun

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

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almuce British  

/ ˈælmjuːs /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of almuce

< Middle French almuce, aumuce. See amice ²

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Example Sentences

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almuce

The cappa choralis has already 96 been mentioned; it survived as a choir vestment that in winter took the place of the surplice, rochet or almuce.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 3 "Convention" to "Copyright" by Various

The ends of the almuce can be seen in the opening of the cope, and its hood hangs over the shoulders.

From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Wells A Description of Its Fabric and a Brief History of the Episcopal See by Percy Dearmer

He is also in ecclesiastical costume in processional vestments, without the cope exposing the almuce.

From A Short Account of King's College Chapel by Walter Poole Littlechild

A hood, or cape with a hood, made of lined with gray fur, formerly worn by the clergy; Ð written also amess, amyss, and almuce.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Noah Webster

Over that again is a tippet, a development of the almuce, or worn over it.

From The Customs of Old England by F. J. (Frederick John) Snell

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