Obs. [in early use, a. Fr. amict, later ad. orig. L. amict-us something thrown round the body, a loose upper garment, f. amict-us pa. pple. of amicīre f. am(b)- about + iacĕre for iaci-ĕre to throw: see AMICE and AMIT.]
† 1. A kerchief or cloth tied round the head. Obs.
1480. Caxton, Ovid’s Met., XIII. xii. Hys hore heed … was envoluted in a whyte amicte.
2. = AMICE1.
1753. Chambers, Cycl. Supp., The Amict is the first of the six garments which are common to bishops and priests: the others are alba, cingulum, stola, manipulus, and planeta.
