amice
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Deacon* in dalmatic, alb, amice, holding open book in left hand, right hand gone; drapery is wonderfully fine.
From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Wells A Description of Its Fabric and a Brief History of the Episcopal See by Dearmer, Percy
"Is this the amice of the friar you saw issue from the copse?" asked Ludwig, holding up a patched amice such as is worn by the Capuchin friars.
From Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume II by Huth, Alexander
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 neck was bare, the amice being as yet unknown; instead of the stole was what was called the orarium, a sort of handkerchief resting on the shoulders, and falling down on each side.
From Callista : a Tale of the Third Century by Newman, John Henry
"Is this the amice that the friar wore?" asked Engstein, holding up the patched garment.
From Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume II by Huth, Alexander
