ALB


Meaning of ALB in English

/ ælb; NAmE / noun

a long white item of clothing worn by a priest in some churches

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WORD ORIGIN

Old English albe , from ecclesiastical Latin tunica (or vestis) alba white garment, from Latin albus white.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.