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simar

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Borrowed from French simarre (“type of robe”), from Italian cimarra, zimarra. Doublet of chimer.

noun simars · simarre · symar

archaic, historical A woman's loose, long dress or robe; sometimes specifically, an undergarment or chemise. [T]heir beautiful tresses were braided and incensed; and they were wrapped in symars whiter than alabaster.
A type of ecclesiastical vestment, similar to a cassock.
obsolete A light covering; a cloak or mantle.

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@misc{simar_2026,
  title = {simar},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/simar},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}