sark
[sahrk]
- any long, shirtlike garment worn next to the skin, as a chemise, nightshirt, or the like.
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Origin of sark
Sark
[sahrk]
- one of the Channel Islands, E of Guernsey. 2 sq. mi. (5 sq. km).
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Contemporary Examples
Despite recent attempts at democracy and modernization, Sark is full of quirks befitting its history.
On Sark, horses and carts and feudal traditions still remain strong.
With some maneuvering, he and Tron take over the MCP and kill Sark, proving they're the most badass guys in the mainframe.
En route, Tron encounters the MCP's henchman, Sark, and the two battle it out cyberstyle.
Historical Examples
"We ought to stick to this till K. caves in," says the Member for Sark.
Cow killed by lightning, or by what looked like lightning (Isle of Sark, near Guernsey).
The Book of the DamnedCharles Fort
Moreover than which, as grammarians say, Sark has evidently been misinformed.
But it may, perhaps, be significant that a cachalot was stranded off Sark on June 3.
The Plattner Story and OthersH. G. Wells
"'Compels,'" said the Member for Sark, nothing if not critical.
sark
- Scot a shirt or (formerly) chemise
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Word Origin
Old English serc; related to Old Norse serkr
Sark
- 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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Word Origin and History for sark
n.
"shirt, body garment of linen or cotton for either sex," late Old English serc "shirt, corselet, coat of mail," surviving as a Scottish and northern dialect word, from Old Norse serkr, cognate with Old English serk (see berserk). But Gordon lists it as a loan-word from Latin sarcia; other sources are silent on the point. Cf. also Lithuanian sarkas "shirt," Old Church Slavonic sraka "tunic," Russian soročka, Finnish sarkki "shirt," all of which perhaps are from Germanic.
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