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alb

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alb  (lb)
n.
Ecclesiastical A long white linen robe with tapered sleeves worn by a priest at Mass.
[Middle English albe, from Old English, from Medieval Latin alba, from (vestis) alba, white (garment), feminine of Latin albus, white; see albho- in Indo-European roots.]
alb [ælb]
n
(Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) Christianity a long white linen vestment with sleeves worn by priests and others
[Old English albe, from Medieval Latin alba (vestis) white (clothing)]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.albalb - a white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves; worn by priests
vestment - gown (especially ceremonial garments) worn by the clergy
Translations
alb [ælb] N (Rel) → alba f
alb
n (Eccl) → Alba f


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He was an imposing and sombre personage, before whom the choir boys in alb and in jacket trembled, as well as the machicots*, and the brothers of Saint-Augustine and the matutinal clerks of Notre-Dame, when he passed slowly beneath the lofty arches of the choir, majestic, thoughtful, with arms folded and his head so bent upon his breast that all one saw of his face was his large, bald brow.
Notre-Dame de Paris by Hugo, Victor View in context
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