- Alb long
- white robe worn by Christian priests.
Medieval glossary. 2014.
Alb long
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alb — /alb/, n. Eccles. a linen vestment with narrow sleaves, worn chiefly by priests, now invariably white in the Western Church but any color in the Eastern Church. [bef. 1100; ME albe, (h)aube ( < MF), OE albe < L alba (vestis) white (garment); cf.… … Universalium
alb — long white robe worn by priests Ecclesiastical Terms Rare Three Letter Words … Phrontistery dictionary
Alb — For other uses, see ALB (disambiguation). Not to be confused with the German low mountain ranges Franconian Jura and Swabian Alb. An Anglican priest vested as a deacon, with alb and cincture and a purple stole. The alb, one of the liturgical… … Wikipedia
ALB — Please don t be confused with Alb. ALB is a three letter abbreviation may refer to:*Albumin *ALB from its ISO code *Albanian language, from its ISO 639 code *Albany International Airport, from its IATA code *Albrighton railway station, from its… … Wikipedia
alb — noun Etymology: Middle English albe, from Old English, from Medieval Latin alba, from Latin, feminine of albus white; akin to Greek alphos white leprous spot Date: before 12th century a full length white linen ecclesiastical vestment with long… … New Collegiate Dictionary
alb — noun a) A long white robe worn by priests and other ministers at religious ceremonies, underneath most of the other vestments. b) elf See Also: album, albumin, albus, Albion … Wiktionary
Alb — A long white linen garment worn as one of the Eucharistic Vestments. See Vestments … American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Alb — Item of mass vestments; a long tunic decorated with six squares of embroidery known as apparels ♦ A kind of suplice, with close sleeves. (Davis, H.W. C. (ed.) Medieval England, 615) … Medieval glossary
alb — [[t]ælb[/t]] n. rel a long sleeved linen vestment, worn chiefly by priests • Etymology: bef. 1100; OE albe < L alba (vestis) white (garment) … From formal English to slang
alb — n. long white priestly garment … Dictionary of difficult words
