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alb

/ˈælb//ˈɑːlb/

alb noun: a long, white robe worn by priests and other ministers, underneath most of the other vestments.

alb: a long, white robe worn by priests and other ministers, underneath most of the other vestments
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Noun

alb (plural albs)

  1. (chiefly Anglicanism) A long, white robe worn by priests and other ministers, underneath most of the other vestments.
    • ‘The confidence of the very rich,’ thought Father Carter watching Binkie shaking out albs and cottas and calling rather loudly to the organist.1978, Jane Gardam, God on the Rocks, Abacus, published 2014, page 131
    Synonyms:
    alba

Proper noun capitalized: Alb

Alb

  1. A tributary of the High Rhine in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

alb meaning in Urdu, Tagalog and Indonesian

alb in Urdu

مَنصَبی لباس, چوغہ, عبا

alb in Tagalog

a long white robe worn by priests and other ministers
alba

alb in Indonesian

a long white robe worn by priests and other ministers
alba

Synonyms of alb

Forms of alb

pluralalbs
alternative form (obsolete)albe
alternative form (obsolete)aube

Plural of alb: albs

Origin of alb

From Middle English aube, awbe, albe, abbe, from Late Old English albe (but later reinforced by Old French aube, Medieval Latin alba), borrowed from Latin alba (as in tunica alba (“white tunic”), vestis alba (“white garment”)), feminine of albus (“white”). Doublet of alba.

Borrowed from German Alb.

Words formed from alb

Phrases with alb

Questions about alb

What does alb mean?
Alb means a long, white robe worn by priests and other ministers, underneath most of the other vestments.
What is alb in Urdu?
Alb in Urdu is مَنصَبی لباس, چوغہ, عبا. See Alb meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is alb?
Alb can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce alb?
Alb is pronounced /ˈælb/.
What is the plural of alb?
The plural of alb is albs.

Words near alb in the dictionary

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  2. Alazani
  3. alazocine
  4. Alazon
  5. Alaşehir
  6. alb
  7. Alb Sunday
  8. Alb.
  9. alba
  10. Alba Iulia
  11. Alba Longa

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Adapted from Wiktionary: alb (page history and authors); Alb (page history and authors); alb (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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