sark

[ sahrk ]
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nounScot. and North England.
  1. any long, shirtlike garment worn next to the skin, as a chemise, nightshirt, or the like.

Origin of sark

1
before 900; Middle English; Old English serc; cognate with Old Norse serkr (cf. berserk)

Other words from sark

  • sarkless, adjective

Words Nearby sark

Other definitions for Sark (2 of 2)

Sark
[ sahrk ]

noun
  1. one of the Channel Islands, E of Guernsey. 2 sq. mi. (5 sq. km).

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How to use sark in a sentence

  • Professor Ansted includes it in his list, and marks it as having been found both in Guernsey and sark.

  • Probably a few yet remain in both Alderney and sark, though they certainly are not at all numerous in either island.

  • She wore a kind of sark of shadowy black veil, sewn over with sparkling bits of gem.

    Valley of the Croen | Lee Tarbell
  • Measles, the Member for sark tells me, can be conveyed in various apparently innoxious guises.

  • The fishermen of sark know this, as does any one who has seen them execute certain movements in the sea.

    Toilers of the Sea | Victor Hugo

British Dictionary definitions for sark (1 of 2)

sark

/ (særk) /


noun
  1. Scot a shirt or (formerly) chemise

Origin of sark

1
Old English serc; related to Old Norse serkr

British Dictionary definitions for Sark (2 of 2)

Sark

/ (sɑːk) /


noun
  1. an island in the English Channel in the Channel Islands, consisting of Great Sark and Little Sark, connected by an isthmus: ruled by a hereditary Seigneur or Dame. Pop: 591 (2000). Area: 5 sq km (2 sq miles): French name: Sercq

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