| 释义 |
alb
\ˈalb\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English albe, from Old English, from Medieval Latin alba, from Latin, feminine of albus white — more at elf
1. also albe : a liturgical vestment worn by priests and certain other ecclesiastics consisting of a full-length close-sleeved tunic usually of linen and usually gathered at the waist with a cincture, now uniformly white in Western churches but of any of various colors in Eastern churches
2. : a flat or gently inclined shelf high in a glaciated mountain valley |