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amice

[am-is] / ˈæm ɪs /


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These additions to the albe and amice were always used in England, and of course lace was unknown in old times.

From Bell's Cathedrals: Southwark Cathedral Formerly the Collegiate Church of St. Saviour, Otherwise St. Mary Overie. A Short History and Description of the Fabric, with Some Account of the College and the See by George Worley

"Is this the amice that the friar wore?" asked Engstein, holding up the patched garment.

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

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 Alexander Huth

He made an attempt to raise the amice but could not, and turned slightly; and the man from behind stepped up again and lifted it for him.

From By What Authority? by Robert Hugh Benson

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 John Henry Newman




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