amice

¹ American  

[am-is] / ˈæm ɪs /

noun

Ecclesiastical.

1. an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.

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amice ² American  

[am-is] / ˈæm ɪs /

noun

1. almuce.

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AMICE ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. Associate Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers

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amice ² British  

/ ˈæmɪs /

noun

1. Christianity a rectangular piece of white linen worn by priests around the neck and shoulders under the alb or, formerly, on the head

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amice ³ British  

/ ˈæmɪs /

noun

1. another word for almuce

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Etymology

Origin of amice¹

1200–50; 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)

Origin of amice²

late Middle English amisse < Middle French aumusse, aumuce < Spanish almucio < Latin almucia, almucium

Example Sentences

"Morning fair Came forth with pilgrim steps in amice gray."

From Life of John Milton by Garnett, Richard

Quem enim nimia sui caritas ceperit, aliena deserit: nee sibi quisquam ambitiose atque aliis amice consulere potest.

From Beowulf An Introduction to the Study of the Poem with a Discussion of the Stories of Offa and Finn by Chambers, R. W.

"Salve! amice," was the satirical salutation of Ahenobarbus.

From A Friend of Caesar A Tale of the Fall of the Roman Republic. Time, 50-47 B.C. by Davis, William Stearns

On other occasions the girded alb and the amice are often worn by the deacon and subdeacon.

From The Worship of the Church and The Beauty of Holiness by Regester, J. A. (Jacob Asbury)

The priest made the sign of the cross, and took up the amice from the vestments that lay folded on the altar.

From By What Authority? by Benson, Robert Hugh

Related Words

• frock
• garb
• robe
• stole
• tunic