sark
sark
Definition
sark (särk)
noun
Scot. a shirt or chemise
Etymology: ME serke < OE serc & ON serkr
sark
Usage Examples
Adjective modifier
- cutty: She was wearing nothing but a " cutty sark " , a short shirt or chemise made of Paisley linen.
Noun used with modifier
- strippit: I gaed tae the claes shoap tae buy a strippit sark, I wis tryin it on when the haill place gaed dark.
sark Quotes
Now Sark rins o'er the Solway sands, An' Tweed rins to the ocean, To mark where England's province stands, Such a parcel of rogues in a nation!
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