Select the sentence containing the homonym of the highlighted word: The cleric wore a silk amice over his alb during the liturgy.
The novelist described her protagonist's scarf as an amice.
A homonym is a word with the same spelling or pronunciation but a different meaning.
The given sentence uses amice in its primary religious sense — a white liturgical vestment worn around the neck and shoulders by clergy.
Examining the options:
(A) The altar server retrieved the amice from the vestry — refers to the same religious vestment.
(B) The novelist described her protagonist's scarf as an amice — here "amice" is used to refer to a decorative scarf or garment, a different contextual meaning from the religious vestment. This is the homonymic usage.
(C) The bishop adjusted the amice before the blessing — refers to the same clerical garment.
(D) The amice was embroidered with gold thread — describes the same liturgical vestment.
Hence the correct option is (B), where amice is used in a non-religious sense to denote a scarf-like decorative garment.
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