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amice

[am-is] / ˈæm ɪs /


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The Dominican Friars still wear the amice on the head when approaching the altar at mass.

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

Till morning fair Came forth with pilgrim steps in amice gray.

From Familiar Quotations A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature by John Bartlett

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 J. A. (Jacob Asbury) Regester

"Morning fair Came forth with pilgrim steps in amice gray."

From Life of John Milton by Richard Garnett

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


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