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barma

barma noun: a regal Russian mantle or neckpiece made of gold, encrusted with diamonds and other gems.

barma: a regal Russian mantle or neckpiece made of gold, encrusted with diamonds and other gems
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Noun

barma (plural barmy or barmas)

  1. A regal Russian mantle or neckpiece made of gold, encrusted with diamonds and other gems.
    • The tsar kissed the regalia, and covering the cross and the barma, gave them on the dish to the protopope, and the crown he gave to Lucian Stepan.1873, William Palmer, editor, Testimonies Concerning the Patriarch Nicon, the Tsar, and the Boyars, from the Travels of the Patriarch Macarius of Antioch, London: Trübner and Co., […], page 390
    • Half-length figure of Peter, three-quarters, in full regalia, with barmas, Cap of State, sceptre and orb.1974, Medals and Coins of the Age of Peter the Great, page 46

Forms of barma

pluralbarmy
pluralbarmas

Origin of barma

From Russian барма (barma).

Questions about barma

What does barma mean?
Barma means a regal Russian mantle or neckpiece made of gold, encrusted with diamonds and other gems.
What part of speech is barma?
Barma is a noun.
What is the plural of barma?
The plural of barma is barmy.

Words near barma in the dictionary

  1. barlowite
  2. Barlows
  3. barm
  4. barm brack
  5. barm bracks
  6. barma
  7. Barmah
  8. barmaid
  9. barmaiden
  10. barmaidens
  11. barmaids

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