A vestment of white linen, reaching to the feet, an enveloping the person; -- in the Roman Catholic church, worn by those in holy orders when officiating at mass. It was formerly worn, at least by clerics, in daily life.
Full-length white robe worn by Pastors, Worship Leaders and Acolytes.
A kind of suplice, with close sleeves. (Davis, H.W. C. (ed.) Medieval England, 615)
A garment usually of white linen with close fitting sleeves which was the second vestment put on by the priest when preparing for Mass.
The white garment covering one’s street clothes.
long white linen tunic which became an exclusively liturgical garment after 6th century.
A linen eclesiastical vestment with narrow sleaves, worn chiefly by priests, now invariably white in the Western Church but can be any color in the Eastern Church.
a white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves; worn by priests
item of mass vestments; a long tunic decorated with six squares of embroidery known as apparels
A long, white, linen vestment with straight sleeves which covers the cassock.
The basic liturgical vestment worn by the ministers at the Holy Eucharist. It is a white linen gown, closed at the throat and hanging to the ankles, with close sleeves. The altar at Saint Mary Magdalene's parish, Orange, California
The white robe worn by the priest when celebrating communion; generally worn over daily clothes but under other vestments, scarves, etc.
The white robe worn by priests over daily clothes and under other vestments.
A traditional church garment with a long historical background. Loosely worn and usually held in place with a waist sash or cord.
A loose- fitting tunic worn under other vestments, common to all ministers in worship.
linen vestment with narrow sleaves, worn chiefly by priests Source
A long, white, sleeved (linen) vestment worn over the cassock (covering the body from neck to ankles). It is derived from the under-tunic worn in Roman times. ( Photo courtesy - Robert Gaspard Co.)
long white tunic made of linen, worn by Romans. It was a secular garment, worn by both lay persons and priests, until the ninth century when it became a strictly liturgical garment.
Robe worn by lay readers.
The alb, one of the liturgical vestments of the Roman Catholic, Anglican and many Protestant churches, is an ample garment of white linen coming down to the ankles and usually girded with a cincture. It is simply the long linen tunic used by the Romans of old. It is the oldest liturgical vestment, and was adopted very early by Christians, and especially by the clergy for the Eucharistic liturgy.
