amice
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L. amictus cloak, the word being confused with amice, almuce, a hood or cape.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah
Tho' chang'd my cloth of gold for amice grey— Many of the first discoverers, if we may believe B. Diaz and other contemporary writers, ended their days in a hermitage, or a cloister.
From Poems by Rogers, Samuel
The Dominican Friars still wear the amice on the head when approaching the altar at mass.
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
"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
These additions to the albe and amice were always used in England, and of course lace was unknown in old times.
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
