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Noun- A liturgical vestment consisting of an oblong piece of cloth usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.

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  • "'Iterum oportet apponere tibi crucem ferendam, amice ...'"
  • ‘Aliter non fit, amice, liber,’ said the classical Norman.
  • "O sodalis, amice perennis -" Blood bubbled from the mouth and into the red beard.
  • Caption: Sacris dum manibus populo benedicit amice Assistas: Petri nam gerit ipse vices
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