Search Details

Word: albe (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
Sort By: most recent first (reverse)


Usage:

...upright in the shiny pews, unused to the immaculate splendor of the organ that frames the altar. But all the strangeness of the loaned space is quickly forgotten in a rustle of excitement. "Oh yeah, she's starting," whispers a parishioner as a sandy-haired woman wearing an alb and cropped green stole stands before the altar...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Not Doing as the Romans Do | 11/30/1998 | See Source »

...joining the church in 1983, the 43-year-old mother of three ministered to her flock, preaching on a weekly basis, hearing confession and presiding at Mass. And though she neither granted absolution nor consecrated Communion, five years ago, the congregation recognized her leadership by vesting her with an alb and a half-stole. It was a gift that unleashed a host of hidden enemies...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Not Doing as the Romans Do | 11/30/1998 | See Source »

...ALB Represents the garment of grace and purity...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Notebook: Jan. 26, 1998 | 1/26/1998 | See Source »

According to Harrigan, the group drew members from several organizations calling themselves the Animal Liberation Front (ALF), the Animal Liberation Brigade (ALB), the Primate Freedom Campaign (PFC), and the Coalition Against the Fur Trade (CAFT...

Author: By Marc J. Ambinder, Caitlin E. Anderson, and David A. Fahrenthold, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Animal-Rights Activists Protest Research Center | 9/22/1997 | See Source »

...early spring of this year. Mark's Egyptian fiancee mailed him a package of his favorite tobacco, ending a three-month attempt at quitting his sheesha. A sheesha is an elaborate water pipe, with a glass bowl base, topped by brass fittings called 'alb al-sheesha, or "heart of the sheesha." "Above this fans out a copper dish that serves to catch any coals or ash falling from the haggar or "stone." Smoke is drawn through the lay (hose) which is connected to the 'alb al-sheesha...

Author: By John P. Thompson, | Title: Bringing Home the World: Exploring the Margins | 6/7/1990 | See Source »

| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Next