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

Till morning fair Came forth with pilgrim steps in amice gray.

From Familiar Quotations A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature by Bartlett, John

Quem enim nimia sui caritas ceperit, aliena deserit: nee sibi quisquam ambitiose atque aliis amice consulere potest.

From Beowulf An Introduction to the Study of the Poem with a Discussion of the Stories of Offa and Finn by Chambers, R. W.

Deacon* in dalmatic, alb, amice, holding open book in left hand, right hand gone; drapery is wonderfully fine.

From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Wells A Description of Its Fabric and a Brief History of the Episcopal See by Dearmer, Percy

Apparels were pieces of coloured or embroidered material sewn on to the albe and amice; they were on the skirt and sleeves of the former, and the amice apparel was like a large embroidered collar.

From Bell's Cathedrals: Southwark Cathedral Formerly the Collegiate Church of St. Saviour, Otherwise St. Mary Overie. A Short History and Description of the Fabric, with Some Account of the College and the See by Worley, George

Natura fieret laudabile carmen, an arte, Quæsitum est: ego nec studium sine divite vena, Nec rude quid prosit video ingenium; alterius sic Altera poscit opem res, & conjurat amice.

From Eighteenth Century Essays on Shakespeare by Smith, David Nichol

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