simar

Etymology

Borrowed from French simarre (“type of robe”), from Italian cimarra, zimarra. Doublet of chimer.

noun

  1. A woman's loose, long dress or robe; sometimes specifically, an undergarment or chemise.“[T]heir beautiful tresses were braided and incensed; and they were wrapped in symars whiter than alabaster.”
  2. A type of ecclesiastical vestment, similar to a cassock.
  3. A light covering; a cloak or mantle.