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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Alb \Alb\, n. [OE. albe, LL alba, fr L. albus white. Cf
{Album} and {Aube}.]
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.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
alb
n : a close-sleeved linen liturgical vestment worn by priests
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