/ 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.
/ 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. 2005