alb
Example Sentences
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She gets out her white alb and her ornately embroidered chasuble, garments worn by Catholic priests around the world.
From BBC
But the priests protested the desecration of their sacred stoles, and offered their albs, or tunics, instead.
From New York Times
Over his regular clothes, Pell would wear a full-length white robe called an alb that was tied around his waist with a rope-like cincture.
From Fox News
The prosecution argued that the full length robe known as an alb was "not like a straight jacket," and there was "little difference" between the complainant's police statements and his court testimony.
From Fox News
The prosecution argued that the full length robe known as an alb was “not like a straight jacket,” and there was “little difference” between the complainant’s police statements and his court testimony.
From Seattle Times
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