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)
late Middle English amisse < Middle French aumusse, aumuce < Spanish almucio < Latin almucia, almucium
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"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.
How strange the evidence, too, that convicted him, the theft of the bottle of hair dye, the remarkable patch on his amice.
From Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume II by Huth, Alexander
Not for silky tiara nor amice gustily floating Recks she at all any more; thee, Theseus, ever her earnest 70 Heart, all clinging thought, all chained fancy requireth.
From The Poems and Fragments of Catullus by Ellis, Robinson
The seal represents Abbot Samson, vested in amice, alb, tunic, dalmatic, chasuble, rationale, and mitre.
From The Chronicle of Jocelin of Brakelond: A Picture of Monastic Life in the Days of Abbot Samson by Brakelond, Jocelin de
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