1. Plural of amice; white linen vestments worn by clergy during religious services.
Usage: religious/liturgical term; primarily used in Christian churches

Examples

• The priest put on his amices before beginning the morning service.
• The altar servers carefully folded the amices after the ceremony.
• In traditional Catholic liturgy, amices are worn beneath the alb.
• The sacristy contained several sets of amices for different occasions.