sark
[ sahrk ]
/ sɑrk /
noun Scot. and North England.
any long, shirtlike garment worn next to the skin, as a chemise, nightshirt, or the like.
Nearby words
sargon of akkad, sari, sarie marais, sarin, sarit thanarat, sark, sarka, sarking, sarkozy, sarky, sarmatia
Origin of sark
Related formssark·less, adjective
Definition for sark (2 of 2)
Sark
[ sahrk ]
/ sɑrk /
noun
one of the Channel Islands, E of Guernsey. 2 sq. mi. (5 sq. km).
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British Dictionary definitions for sark (1 of 2)
sark
/ (særk) /
noun
Scot a shirt or (formerly) chemise
Word Origin for sark
Old English serc; related to Old Norse serkr
British Dictionary definitions for sark (2 of 2)
Sark
/ (sɑːk) /
noun
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
sark
"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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