chimere

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The chimere is a dress of black satin, with white lawn sleeves.

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  1. noun A loose sleeveless robe worn especially by Anglican bishops.

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  1. Middle English chimer, perhaps from Anglo-Latin chimēra; probably akin to Spanish chamarra, zamarra, type of garment, of Basque origin.

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  1. One of the forms of simar, q. v.
 

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/ʃɪˈmir/
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