Definition of amice

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am·ice    (ms) KEY 

NOUN:
Ecclesiastical

A liturgical vestment consisting of an oblong piece of white linen worn around the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English, probably from Old French amis, pl. of amit, from Latin amictus, mantle, from past participle of amicre, to wrap around : am-, ambi-, around ; see ambi- + iacere, to throw; see y- in Indo-European roots