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barmas

barmas is the plural of barma.

Meaning of barma

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

Questions about barmas

What is barmas the plural of?
Barmas is the plural of barma.

Words near barmas in the dictionary

  1. barmaids
  2. Barmaky
  3. barman
  4. Barmans
  5. barmarked
  6. barmas
  7. barmaster
  8. barmasters
  9. barmastine
  10. barmate
  11. barmates

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