almuce

noun

al·​muce

ˈalˌmyüs

plural -s

: an ecclesiastical hood lined with fur worn commonly in the pre-Reformation era by canons and also by various other ecclesiastics

Word History

Etymology

Middle French almuce, aumuce

First Known Use

1734, in the meaning defined above

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