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noun Ecclesiastical.
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
Origin:
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, orig. the act of wrapping around)
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, orig. the act of wrapping around)
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noun
Origin:
late Middle English amisse < Middle French aumusse, aumuce < Spanish almucio < Latin almucia, almucium
late Middle English amisse < Middle French aumusse, aumuce < Spanish almucio < Latin almucia, almucium
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| amice2 (ˈæmɪs) | |
| —n | |
| another word for almuce | |
| AMICE | |
| —abbreviation for | |
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amice
(derived from Latin amictus, "wrapped around"), liturgical vestment worn under the alb. It is a rectangular piece of white linen held around the neck and shoulders by two bands tied at the waist. Probably derived from a scarf worn by the secular classes, it first appeared as a liturgical garment in the Frankish kingdom in the 9th century and was worn by all clergy as a liturgical garment by the 12th century. Its use today is optional
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