sark
noun
any long, shirtlike garment worn next to the skin, as a chemise, nightshirt, or the like.
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[sahrk]
/ sɑrk /
noun
Scot. and North England.
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[sahrk]
/ sɑrk /
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Sark
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/ sɑːk /
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Etymology
Origin of sark
before 900; Middle English; Old English serc; cognate with Old Norse serkr ( cf. berserk)
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“I’se seek nae guids, gear, bond, nor mark; I use nae beddin’, shoon, nor sark; But a cogfu’ o’ brose ’tween the licht an’ the dark Is the wage o’ Aiken-drum.”
From Spare Hours by John Brown
Chemise, she-mēz′, n. a woman's shirt or sark, a smock or shift.—n.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various
He keepit naething on but his inside sark, an' his drawers, an' a pair o' slippers, an' aff he set to rin ootby to the targets an' back.
From My Man Sandy by J. B. Salmond
She wore a kind of sark of shadowy black veil, sewn over with sparkling bits of gem.
From Valley of the Croen by Lee Tarbell
"Deed it's an awkward thing, your reverence, and how ye are to gae hame in your sark sleeves, and your bald head to the win, I dinna see."
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 4 by Various
He said Future Sark would be talking to people from different parts of the island's economy and hearing about the issues currently concerning people.
From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2026
In “Tron,” Sark was played by David Warner, who also portrayed Ed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2025
Those who have seen “Tron” will recognize that Julian’s suit resembles that of Sark, the villainous program written by Ed Dillinger, who led the original film’s Master Control Program army.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2025
Sark was liberated a day later, while Alderney, where most of the islanders had been forced to leave their homes, could not return until 15 December 1945.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2025
In summer the islands, especially Jersey, Guernsey and Sark, are visited by numerous tourists, both from England and from France.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" by Various
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