amice

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noun

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

OriginMiddle English amit ← Old French emit ← Latin amictus →
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Meanings

nounamice (plural amices)

plural amices · alternative almuce · alternative amess · alternative amyss · alternative aumuce

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

Origin

  1. Latinamictus
  2. Old Frenchemit
  3. Middle Englishamit
  4. Englishamice

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

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Translations

Basque amitu
  • amituhood, or cape with a hood, formerly worn by the clergy
Catalan amit
  • amithood, or cape with a hood, formerly worn by the clergy
Chinese Mandarin 方領巾 /方领巾
  • 方領巾 /方领巾 (fānglǐngjīn)hood, or cape with a hood, formerly worn by the clergy
Czech humerál
  • humerálhood, or cape with a hood, formerly worn by the clergy
Dutch amict
  • amicthood, or cape with a hood, formerly worn by the clergy
Finnish amikti
  • amiktihood, or cape with a hood, formerly worn by the clergy
French amict
  • amicthood, or cape with a hood, formerly worn by the clergy
German Amikt, Humerale
  • Amikthood, or cape with a hood, formerly worn by the clergy
  • Humeralehood, or cape with a hood, formerly worn by the clergy
Indonesian amik
  • amikhood, or cape with a hood, formerly worn by the clergy
Irish aimicín, miocht
  • aimicínhood, or cape with a hood, formerly worn by the clergy
  • miochthood, or cape with a hood, formerly worn by the clergy
Italian amitto
  • amittohood, or cape with a hood, formerly worn by the clergy
Korean 개두포
  • 개두포 (gaedupo)hood, or cape with a hood, formerly worn by the clergy
Latin amictus
  • amictushood, or cape with a hood, formerly worn by the clergy
Polish humerał
  • humerałhood, or cape with a hood, formerly worn by the clergy
Portuguese amicto
  • amictohood, or cape with a hood, formerly worn by the clergy
Russian амикт
  • амикт (amikt)hood, or cape with a hood, formerly worn by the clergy
Spanish amito
  • amitohood, or cape with a hood, formerly worn by the clergy
Swahili amikto
  • amiktohood, or cape with a hood, formerly worn by the clergy
Swedish halslin
  • halslinhood, or cape with a hood, formerly worn by the clergy
Ukrainian амікт
  • амікт (amikt)hood, or cape with a hood, formerly worn by the clergy

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Macie
Cite this entry
APA

amice. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amice

MLA

“amice.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amice. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “amice,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amice.

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