simar
Noun
A woman's loose, long dress or robe; sometimes specifically, an undergarment or chemise.
Usage- Archaic
- Historical
- Examples
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[T]heir beautiful tresses were braided and incensed; and they were wrapped in symars whiter than alabaster.
More examples (1)
[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, […]
A type of ecclesiastical vestment, similar to a cassock.
A light covering; a cloak or mantle.
Usage- Obsolete
Word forms
simarssimarresymar