simar

[ si-mahr ]
/ sɪˈmɑr /

noun

Also cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
zimarra.

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Origin of simar

1635–45; earlier simarre < French < Italian zimarra gown < Spanish zamarra sheepskin coat, zamarro sheepskin < Basque zamar

Words nearby simar

sim, sim card, sim., sima, simak, simar, simarouba, simaroubaceous, simazine, simba, simbirsk
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British Dictionary definitions for simar

simar
/ (sɪˈmɑː) /

noun

a variant spelling of cymar
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