chimere

See also: chimère

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle French chimarre, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Spanish zamarra. Cognate with French chamarre, simarre, Italian zimarra, of same origin.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)

Noun

chimere (plural chimeres)

1. (ecclesiastical) The upper robe worn by some bishops of the Anglican communion, usually without sleeves.

References

• “chimere”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Mecheir, rechime

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Italian

Noun

chimere f

1. plural of chimera