alb

[ alb ]

/ ælb /

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noun Ecclesiastical.

a linen vestment with narrow sleeves, worn chiefly by priests, now invariably white in the Western Church but can be in a color in the Eastern Church.

Origin of alb

before 1100; Middle English albe, (h)aube (< MF), Old English albe<Latin alba (vestis) white (garment); compare Dutch albe,Old High German alba (German Albe)

Words nearby alb

alate, Alateen, Alava, à la vapeur, ʿAlawite, alb, alba, Albacete, albacore, Alba Iulia, Alba Longa

Definition for alb (2 of 3)

alb.

(in prescriptions) white.

Origin of alb.

From the Latin word albus

Definition for alb (3 of 3)

Alb.

Albania.

Albanian.

Albany.

Alberta.

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Example sentences from the Web for alb

On some he put their stole, on others their amice, on the deacons the alb.
The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Vol. II (of 2)|Charles de Coster
I got up, and went to Alb, who was standing silent at the wheel.
The Chauffeur and the Chaperon|C. N. Williamson
It results from removing the chasuble and expanding the alb.
Rites and Ritual|Philip Freeman
Who ever heard of Alb Kennedy since he went ter Berling as he told us for to mike his fortune?
Aladdin of London|Sir Max Pemberton

Upon the chasuble La Teuse next laid out the stole, the maniple, the girdle, alb and amice.
Abbe Mouret's Transgression|Emile Zola

British Dictionary definitions for alb (1 of 2)

alb

/ (ælb) /

noun

Christianity a long white linen vestment with sleeves worn by priests and others

Word Origin for alb

Old English albe, from Medieval Latin alba (vestis) white (clothing)

British Dictionary definitions for alb (2 of 2)