chimere
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of chimere
1325–75; Middle English chemer, chymere < Anglo-Latin chimēra, special use of chimera
Example Sentences
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Dr. Stires, who entered the church wearing cassock and rochet, had stood humbly before the carved reredos while his attending presbyters garbed him in a chimere.
From Time Magazine Archive
After this the new bishop, who has so far been vested only in a rochet, retires and puts on the rest of the episcopal habit, viz. the chimere.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" by Various
A linen garment worn by Bishops under the chimere.
From The Church Handy Dictionary by Anonymous
The chimere was, moreover, a cold weather garment.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" by Various
The lawn sleeves now sewn on the chimere properly are part of the rochet, and formerly were much less full than now worn.
From The Church Handy Dictionary by Anonymous
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