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Amice

Amice \Am"ice\, n. [OE. amuce, amisse, OF. almuce, aumuce, F. aumusse, LL. almucium, almucia, aumucia: of unknown origin; cf. G. m["u]tze cap, prob. of the same origin. Cf. Mozetta.] (Eccl.) A hood, or cape with a hood, made of lined with gray fur, formerly worn by the clergy; -- written also amess, amyss, and almuce.

Amice

Amice \Am"ice\, n. [OE. amyse, prob. for amyt, OF. amit, ameit, fr. L. amictus cloak, the word being confused with amice, almuce, a hood or cape. See next word.] A square of white linen worn at first on the head, but now about the neck and shoulders, by priests of the Roman Catholic Church while saying Mass.

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amice

alt. A hood, or cape with a hood, made of or lined with grey fur, formerly worn by the clergy. n. A hood, or cape with a hood, made of or lined with grey fur, formerly worn by the clergy.

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Amice

The amice is a liturgical vestment used mainly in the Roman Catholic Church, Lutheran Church, in some Anglican churches, and Armenian and Polish National Catholic churches.

Usage examples of "amice".

Her mother was spinning, her aunt Amice plucked flower petals for a perfume, and her aunt Felice played her harp.

Claire pulled Amice to her feet and helped her to a bench by the fire.

If you decide that you want to be the bride, Lord Renald will arrange for you to come into Summerbourne and for me to join Amice in the camp.

Felice and Amice must be inside with Mother Winifred, who was notoriously jealous of her domain.

Amice more closely resembled a terrified rabbit, constantly atwitch over something.

He wears a cassock, amice, alb, stole, fringed tunic and dalmatic, and chasuble with orfrays in front.

But this morning he stayed in the tunicle and stole, the alb and cincture and amice.

Then appeared the chaplains in surplices and grey amices, who were followed, after a short interval, by ten bishops, mitred, clothed in scarlet, with rochets and copes, and each carrying a crosier.