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amice

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.50 in modern English

Syllables
am-ice
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hood, or cape with a hood, made of or lined with grey fur, formerly worn by the clergy.

Etymology

From Middle English amit, from Old French emit, from Latin amictus, from amiciō (see there for more). Compare French amict, Italian amitto, Portuguese amicto.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

amices (plural) almuce (alternative) amess (alternative) amyss (alternative) aumuce (alternative)

Questions

What does amice mean?
A hood, or cape with a hood, made of or lined with grey fur, formerly worn by the clergy.
Where does amice come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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