Amice

Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 1: A to Beaufort, p. 229

Amice, a flowing cloak formerly worn by priests and pilgrims. Also, a strip of fine linen, with a piece of embroidered cloth sewn upon it, worn upon the shoulders by priests of the Roman Catholic Church in the service of the Mass. The bands sometimes worn by Protestant clergymen are a relic of this garment.

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