Etymograph

English

simar

Simar comes from French simarre ‘type of robe’, and goes back to Italian cimarra.

  1. Italianc. 1300–presentcimarra1
  2. Frenchc. 1600–presentsimarre1‘type of robe’
  3. Englishearliest quotation 1786simar1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English simar
  2. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1786, William Beckford, An Arabian Tale: “[T]heir beautiful tresses were braided and incensed; and they…”.

Lineage

  1. Italianc. 1300–presentcimarraWiktionary, English simar
  2. Frenchc. 1600–presentsimarreWiktionary, English simar‘type of robe’
  3. Englishearliest quotation 1786simarWiktionary, English simar. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1786, William Beckford, An Arabian Tale: “[T]heir beautiful tresses were braided and incensed; and they…”

Every English word from Italian cimarra

Today it means

noun A woman's loose, long dress or robe; sometimes specifically, an undergarment or chemise.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “simar”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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