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simar definition

si·mar (si mär′)

noun

a flowing robe or long, loose jacket formerly worn by women, orig. in the late medieval period

Etymology: Fr simarre < It cimarra or Sp zamarra < Ar sammūr, sable

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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