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am·ice  (ms)

n. Ecclesiastical

A liturgical vestment consisting of an oblong piece of white linen worn around the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.

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[Middle English, probably from Old French amis, pl. of amit, from Latin amictus, mantle, from past participle of amicre, to wrap around : am-, ambi-, around; see ambi- + iacere, to throw; see y- in Indo-European roots.]

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AMICE

abbreviation for

(Engineering / Civil Engineering) Associate Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers

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amice¹

n

(Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) Christianity a rectangular piece of white linen worn by priests around the neck and shoulders under the alb or, formerly, on the head

[from Old French amis, plural of amit, or from Medieval Latin amicia, both from Latin amictus cloak, from amicīre to clothe, from am- ambi- + iacere to throw]

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amice²

n

(Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) another word for almuce