Almuce

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A hood or cape.

    "It was alleged, for example, that in 1435, when many pilgrims were in the cathedral, the Dean, with an armed band, had made a personal attack on the Chancellor Peter Partrich, whom the soldiers dragged away by his almuce."

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"It was alleged, for example, that in 1435, when many pilgrims were in the cathedral, the Dean, with an armed band, had made a personal attack on the Chancellor Peter Partrich, whom the soldiers dragged away by his almuce."

Etymology

Related to amice. Doublet of mutch.

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