chi·mere
(chə-mîr′, shə-)n. A loose sleeveless robe worn especially by Anglican bishops.
[Middle English chimer, perhaps from Anglo-Latin chimēra; probably akin to Spanish chamarra, zamarra, type of garment, of Basque origin.]
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chimere
(tʃɪˈmɪə; ʃɪ-) , chimer
or chimar
n (Anglicanism) Anglican Church a sleeveless red or black gown, part of a bishop's formal dress though not a vestment
[C14: perhaps from Medieval Latin chimēra (see chimera) and related to Spanish zamarra sheepskin coat]
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chi•mere
(tʃɪˈmɪər, ʃɪ-) also chim•er
(ˈtʃɪm ər, ˈʃɪm-)
n. a loose sleeveless upper robe, as of a bishop.
[1325–75; Middle English chemer, chymere < Anglo-Latin chimēra, of uncertain orig.]
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