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chimer

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Searchable Lemmata: chimere (AN), chimaera (L), chimer (ME), simwr (W), cymar (W), chimer (OScots), chimer (MdE), chimere (MdE).
Alternate Forms: chimeris.

    Definitions and Defining Citations:

1(n.) Garment; light gown, robe; a loose, sleeveless robe worn over other garments, worn especially by a bishop, an academic, or similar; sleeves were often attached separately.(1200 - 1450)
1. Hec capa, cape ... hec abolla – le: chimere de mestre Gloss. [AND TLL (i 146) ante 1300]
2. Quod Custos, Socii et scholares ... capis, chimeris, et tabardis longis et talaribus ... superius induantur. [MED Acts New College, Oxford Rubr.23 ([OD col.]) 1380]
3. [97] ... Lego ad vestiendum iijxx pauperes utriusque sexus in panno dicto Coventr' russet walshefresed x l. ... [99] ... j. coverlet ... cum alio coopertorio rubeo habente in lystyng volucres et albas ollas ... Lego ... j nigram chimbre furr' cum calaber ... Item lego ... qwissyngges clothes cum gaytes de arras werke cum duobus banqquers rubeis et nigris. Wills. (citations from individual page of text may not appear in original order) [MED Will York in Sur.Soc.30 (97-99) circa 1444]
4. Cymhinawdd, caer gawdd, ci’r gŵr, / Cabl a’m sym, cwbl o’m simwr Poetic. '(costly) mantle, gown, or cloak, also fig.' [GPC] [GPC GDG (220, 33-4) circa 1350]
5. Cysgu ar blu neu bliant / A llennau, cylchedau, cant / Ymysg o gwrlidau mil, / A'r porffor drud o'r pwrffil / A'r gra ar gymar a'r gob. / A'i wisgoedd - wi o'r esgob. [GPC GIG (77,79-84) circa 1350/1360]
6. [c1405] ... equitando ... in blodia chimera et manicis chimere ejusdem coloris existentibus (Martyrium R. Scrope) ... [c1420] .... equitando cum capistro et in blodia chimaera et manicis chimaere ejusdem coloris existentibus (cf. GASCOIGNE Loci 227) Historic. [DMLBS Misc. Scrope (307) circa 1405/1420]
7. assignamus ut ... valeas ... gestare ... pro equitando unam chimaeram cum capucio nigri coloris ad formam aliorum episcoporum secularium factam, ... super habitu regulari ... licite portandam Ecclesiastic/Regula. [DMLBS Reg. Heref. (32b) 1423]
8. dum nullus magistratus gradum intrare permittitur nisi ocreatus et pulla chimaera vestitus Ecclesiastic/Regula. (closed academic gown) [DMLBS AMUND. (I app. 423) circa 1430]
c.f.: jupe
AF, L, ME, MdE, OScots.
Sex: Male    Use: Ecclesiastical    Ceremonial: Yes
Body Parts: Back, Chest, Shoulder(s), Waist.

    Etymological Evidence:

Definite, Old French chamarre/AF chimere, from Arabic Khimar, with some influence of inflection by Classical Latin chimaera.
WF:
Etym Cog: chamarre (OF), zimmara (MdIt).
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