According to the American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, an amice is "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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When a priest is vested for Mass, the rubrics state that if his alb does not completely cover his street clothes, he must wear an amice around his neck. It is a large, rectangle of white linen with large strings on it that wrap all the way around his body and ties in the front.
The rectangular piece of white linen worn beneath the alb is an 'amice', from the Latin word 'amictus' meaning cloak.
It is a piece of linen used by the priest to purify the sacred vessels after communion.
A Roman Collar.
I think what you're referring to is called a stole.
A byssus is a piece of very long and valuable piece of cloth, which is used for fine flax and linen.
In sewing, a gusset is a triangular or rhomboid piece of fabric inserted into a seam to add breadth or reduce stress from tight-fitting clothing. Gussets were used at the shoulders, underarms, and hems of traditional shirts and chemises made of rectangular lengths of linen to shape the garments to the body.
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The origin is medieval French for a band of linen wrapped around a woman's neck and head. Can also be a piece of armour protecting the throat. From the French 'gorge' meaning throat.
An A line is a piece of garment that is slightly flared from narrow shoulders or waist.
Well, it could be a shawl, a capelet, a stole, a "wrap," or several other names, though these are the most common.
1. A cape is something that goes around your neck. It can also be a cloak, or something to keep your shoulders warm.2.A piece of land running into a body of water.
My mother's wedding dress is very valuable to her.The piece of linen was valuable to the merchant.