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

Superhumeral, sū-pėr-hū′me-ral, n. anything carried on the shoulders: the amice: the pallium: a Jewish ephod.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

Angustam amice pauperiem pati robustus acri militia puer condiscat et Parthos feroces vexet eques metuendus hasta: Vitamque sub divo et trepidis agat in rebus… —And so on, with halts and breaks where memory failed him.

From Fort Amity by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir

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)

"Should you be able to swear to the amice?"

From Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume II by Huth, Alexander

At the top of it you see the amice.

From Stones of the Temple Lessons from the Fabric and Furniture of the Church by Field, Walter

Related Words

• frock
• garb
• robe
• stole
• tunic