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Type of vestment

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On city streets, the ALB invades many different types of hardwood trees.
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The saint holds a jewelled cross and wears early versions of an alb, chasuble and pallium.
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Data represent function by sorted ALB-GFP-positive cells.
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Even in cases where a priest is not presiding at the Eucharist, he or she may wear an alb with a stole.
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Cells expressing markers specific to hepatocytes such as ALB and A1AT are obtained after 20 d of differentiation.
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Among the speakers were San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom and a few of the several ALB veterans still living.
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The vestments most particularly associated with the Western Rite Catholic deacon are the alb, stole and dalmatic.
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This is worn both over the surplice and the alb.
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Father Ryan slipped his white alb over his black suit and placed his red stole, embroidered with trees and animals, over his shoulders.
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More examples
  • A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves; worn by priests
  • The alb, one of the liturgical vestments of the Roman Catholic, Anglican and many Protestant churches, is an ample white garment coming down to the ankles and usually girdled with a cincture. It is simply the long linen tunic used by the Romans. ...
  • Johannes Baptista von Albertini (17 February 1769 u2013 6 December 1831) was a German botanist and clergyman of the Moravian Church. He was born in the town of Neuwied.
  • A long white robe worn by priests and other ministers at religious ceremonies, underneath most of the other vestments
  • (Lat.; Gr. stichari[on]. Sl. Podriznik). The long white undergarment of the clergy, with close sleeves, worn under the chasuble or the sakkos.
  • The white, ankle-length garment worn by priests during Mass, under the stole and chasuble.
  • Albuquerque Projects Office (Albuquerque, NM).
  • Item of mass vestments; a long tunic decorated with six squares of embroidery known as apparels
  • Alb, n. A tunic of white cloth, reaching to the feet, and enveloping the person; worn by priests in religious ceremonies and occasionally by consecrated kings.