What does simar mean?
Simar means (archaic, historical) A woman's loose, long dress or robe; sometimes specifically, an undergarment or chemise..
Simar
Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Meaning
(archaic, historical) A woman's loose, long dress or robe; sometimes specifically, an undergarment or chemise..
Definitions by Sense
- (archaic, historical) A woman's loose, long dress or robe; sometimes specifically, an undergarment or chemise.
- (Christianity) A type of ecclesiastical vestment, similar to a cassock.
- (obsolete) A light covering; a cloak or mantle.
Example Sentences
[T]heir beautiful tresses were braided and incensed; and they were wrapped in symars whiter than alabaster.
[T]he profusion of her sable tresses, which, each arranged in its own spiral of twisted curls, fell down upon as much of a snow-white neck and bosom as a simarre of the richest Persian silk, […]
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Word Forms
- simars
- simarre
- symar
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[T]heir beautiful tresses were braided and incensed; and they were wrapped in symars whiter than alabaster.
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