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amice
1[ am-is ]
/ ˈæm ɪs /
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noun Ecclesiastical.
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
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Origin of amice
11200–50; Middle English amice(s) <Old French amis,amys, plural of amit<Latin amictus mantle, cloak, equivalent to amic-, base of amicīre to wrap around (am-ambi- + -ic-, combining stem of iacere to throw) + -tus noun suffix of verbal action (hence, originally the act of wrapping around)
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Origin of amice
2late Middle English amisse<Middle French aumusse, aumuce<Spanish almucio<Latin almucia, almucium
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amice1
/ (ˈæmɪs) /
noun
Christianity a rectangular piece of white linen worn by priests around the neck and shoulders under the alb or, formerly, on the head
Word Origin for amice
C15: from Old French amis, plural of amit, or from Medieval Latin amicia, both from Latin amictus cloak, from amicīre to clothe, from am- ambi- + iacere to throw
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British Dictionary definitions for amice (3 of 3)
AMICE
abbreviation for
Associate Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers
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