noun
- a white vestment worn by clergy and altar servers during religious services
Usage: religious/liturgical term; typically worn under other vestments
Examples
- The altar server put on his alb before the morning mass.
- The priest wore a white alb beneath his chasuble.
- The choir members dressed in matching albs for the Easter service.
- She carefully folded the alb after the ceremony ended.
- The sacristy contained several clean albs ready for Sunday worship.