almuce

American  

[al-myoos] / ˈæl myus /

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

Example Sentences

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 Littlechild, Walter Poole

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 Dearmer, Percy

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

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

L. amictus cloak, the word being confused with amice, almuce, a hood or cape.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah

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