Simar
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Simar is a noun meaning (Christianity) A type of ecclesiastical vestment, similar to a cassock.
Meaning
(Christianity) A type of ecclesiastical vestment, similar to a cassock.
More Meanings
- (archaic, historical) A woman's loose, long dress or robe; sometimes specifically, an undergarment or chemise.
- (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, […]
Word Forms
- simars
- simarre
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include symarr, samarra, cimar, samare, camis, chemise.
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