amice

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{n} a Romish priest's shoulder-cloth, worn under his surplice or alb, a cap
or superhumeral Rectangular white vestment which rests over the shoulders of the clergy and ministers serving in the chancel, insulating and protecting the neckline of the other garments On Sundays and feasts, appareled amices are worn, having a decorative band along one side which folds down over the neckline analogously to a shirt collar Distinctive of the Western Rite
item of mass vestments; a rectangular piece of fabric worn around the neck, forming a loose collar
A rectangular neckpiece or collar worn with an alb The amice is generally not worn by a low church person
A large square or rectangular piece of white cloth with strings attached It is worn under the alb as a hood or over the shoulders The strings are wound around the neck before being tied around the chest and waist
A rectangular piece of white linen with ties attached which are crossed over the chest and tied around the waist The amice signifies the helmet of salvation
From Lat amictus A white linen cloth with strings, worn over the shoulders underneath the alb The original purpose is unknown; it may have been a scarf designed to protect the throat, as in the ordination of a subdeacon it was referred to as a castigio vocis; or it may have been a headcovering, as in a prayer traditionally said when it was put on it was called the galea salutis, 'helmet of salvation' In some orders, the amice actually has the form of a hood It still has a practical purpose; it protects the vestments from being stained by perspiration
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
A hood, or cape with a hood, made of lined with gray fur, formerly worn by the clergy; written also amess, amyss, and almuce
{i} priest's collar; priest's cap