alb
noun
- Long, full, close-sleeved garments worn by Christian clergy
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈælb/ / /ˈɑːlb/
name
Etymology: Borrowed from German Alb.
- A tributary of the High Rhine in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
noun
Etymology: From Middle English aube, awbe, albe, abbe, from Late Old English albe (but later reinforced by Old French aube, Medieval Latin alba), borrowed from Latin alba (as in tunica alba (“white tunic”), vestis alba (“white garment”)), feminine of albus (“white”). Doublet of alba.
- A long, white robe worn by priests and other ministers, underneath most of the other vestments.
“‘The confidence of the very rich,’ thought Father Carter watching Binkie shaking out albs and cottas and calling rather loudly to the organist.”