amice

¹ American  

[am-is] / ˈæm ɪs /

noun

Ecclesiastical.

1. an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.

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amice ² American  

[am-is] / ˈæm ɪs /

noun

1. almuce.

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AMICE ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. Associate Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers

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amice ² British  

/ ˈæmɪs /

noun

1. Christianity a rectangular piece of white linen worn by priests around the neck and shoulders under the alb or, formerly, on the head

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amice ³ British  

/ ˈæmɪs /

noun

1. another word for almuce

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Etymology

Origin of amice¹

1200–50; Middle English amice ( s ) < Old French amis, amys, plural of amit < Latin amictus mantle, cloak, equivalent to amic-, base of amicīre to wrap around ( am- ambi- + -ic-, combining stem of iacere to throw) + -tus noun suffix of verbal action (hence, originally the act of wrapping around)

Origin of amice²

late Middle English amisse < Middle French aumusse, aumuce < Spanish almucio < Latin almucia, almucium

Example Sentences

Ad latus interea jacui sopitus herile, Vel mediis vigil in somnis; ad herilia jussa Auresque atque animum arrectus, seu frustuia amice Porrexit sociasque dapes, seu longa diei T�dia perpessus, reditum sub nocte parabat.

From Essays by Benson, Arthur Christopher

At the top of it you see the amice.

From Stones of the Temple Lessons from the Fabric and Furniture of the Church by Field, Walter

How strange the evidence, too, that convicted him, the theft of the bottle of hair dye, the remarkable patch on his amice.

From Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume II by Huth, Alexander

Aug. 13th, amice cum Domino Edouardo Keleo de tribus illis votis.

From The Private Diary of Dr. John Dee And the Catalog of His Library of Manuscripts by Dee, John

Non hic amice, pernoctas, you don’t lodge here, Mr. Ferguson.

From The Comic Latin Grammar A new and facetious introduction to the Latin tongue by Leech, John

Related Words

• frock
• garb
• robe
• stole
• tunic