Almuce, worn by a Roman Catholic priest, Fribourg, c. 1900

An almuce was a fur hood-like shoulder cape worn as a choir vestment in the Middle Ages, especially in England. Vestments are liturgical garments and articles associated primarily with the Christian religions especially the Latin Rite and other Roman Catholics It survives in the tippet and hood worn by Anglican priests. Anglicanism is a tradition of Christian faith Churches in this tradition either have historical connections to the Church of England or have similar beliefs