amice
1 Americannoun
noun
abbreviation
noun
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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
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The priest made the sign of the cross, and took up the amice from the vestments that lay folded on the altar.
From By What Authority? by Benson, Robert Hugh
He wears a cassock, amice, alb, stole, fringed tunic and dalmatic, and chasuble with orfrays in front.
From Bell’s Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Hereford, A Description Of Its Fabric And A Brief History Of The Episcopal See by Fisher, A. Hugh (Alfred Hugh)
"Is this the amice of the friar you saw issue from the copse?" asked Ludwig, holding up a patched amice such as is worn by the Capuchin friars.
From Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume II by Huth, Alexander
On other occasions the girded alb and the amice are often worn by the deacon and subdeacon.
From The Worship of the Church and The Beauty of Holiness by Regester, J. A. (Jacob Asbury)
"I observed a peculiar patch in his amice over the left shoulder."
From Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume II by Huth, Alexander
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