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Select the sentence containing the homonym of the highlighted word: The priest draped a linen amice around his shoulders before commencing the liturgy.

1. The designer fashioned an amice from silk as part of the ceremonial vestment.
2. The historian noted that an amice was traditionally worn beneath the alb.
3. The actress wrapped an amice around her neck to ward off the evening chill.
4. The cathedral preserved an embroidered amice in its treasury archives.

Correct answer: The actress wrapped an amice around her neck to ward off the evening chill.

Solution

"Amice" can refer to a liturgical vestment and also, in another sense, a cloth worn around the neck or shoulders. The sentence about the actress uses the other meaning, so it contains the homonym.

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