Meaning of ALB
| Pronunciation: | | alb
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | [n] a white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves; worn by priests |
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| | See Also: | | vestment | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Alb\, n. [OE. albe, LL. alba, fr. L. albus white. Cf.
{Album} and {Aube}.]
A vestment of white linen, reaching to the feet, an
enveloping the person; -- in the Roman Catholic church, worn
by those in holy orders when officiating at mass. It was
formerly worn, at least by clerics, in daily life.
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | This Latin term, which is frequently used in medicine, means "white". |
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