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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024am•ice1 (am′is),USA pronunciation n. [Eccles.]- an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- Latin amictus mantle, cloak, equivalent. to amic-, base of amicīre to wrap around (am- ambi- + -ic-, comb. stem of iacere to throw) + -tus noun, nominal suffix of verbal action (hence, origin, originally the act of wrapping around)
- Old French amis, amys, plural of amit
- Middle English amice(s) 1200–50
- Clothingalmuce.
- Latin almucia, almucium
- Spanish almucio
- Middle French aumusse, aumuce
- late Middle English amisse
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: amice /ˈæmɪs/ n - a rectangular piece of white linen worn by priests around the neck and shoulders under the alb or, formerly, on the head
Etymology: 15th Century: 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 |