AMICE

[am.ice] n [ME amis, prob. fr. MF, pl. of amit, fr. ML amictus, fr. L, cloak, fr. amicire to wrap around, fr. am-, amb- around + jacere to throw--more at ambi-, jet] (13c): a liturgical vestment made of an oblong piece of cloth usu. of white linen and worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb