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Webster 1913 Edition
Amice
Am′ice
,Noun.
[OE.
amyse
, prob. for amyt
, OF. amit
, ameit
, fr. L. amictus
cloak, the word being confused with amice
, almuce
, a hood or cape. See next word.] A square of white linen worn at first on the head, but now about the neck and shoulders, by priests of the Roman Catholic Church while saying Mass.
Am′ice
,Noun.
[OE.
amuce
, amisse
, OF. almuce
, aumuce
, F. aumusse
, LL. almucium
, almucia
, aumucia
: of unknown origin; cf. G. mütze
cap, prob. of the same origin. Cf. Mozetta
.] (Eccl.)
A hood, or cape with a hood, made of lined with gray fur, formerly worn by the clergy; – written also amess, amyss, and almuce.
Webster 1828 Edition
Amice
AM'ICE
,Noun.
A square linen cloth that a Catholic priest ties about his neck, hanging down behind under the alb, when he officiates at mass.