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sarks

sarks is the plural of sark.

Meaning of sark

Noun

sark (plural sarks)

  1. (archaic) A garment worn against the torso, inclusive of shirts, tunics, undershirts, nightshirts, surplices.
    • Near is the kirtle, but nearer the sark.
  2. (Northern England, Scotland) Synonym of shirt, whether worn against the skin or not.
    • The next thing the watchers saw was the laird struggling up the far bank and casting his coat from him, so that he rode in his sark.1902, John Buchan, The Outgoing of the Tide
    Synonyms:
    shirt, whether worn against the skin or not

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Questions about sarks

What is sarks the plural of?
Sarks is the plural of sark.

Words near sarks in the dictionary

  1. sarkosyl
  2. Sarkozy
  3. Sarkozyism
  4. Sarkozyist
  5. Sarkozyists
  6. sarks
  7. sarky
  8. Sarla
  9. sarlac
  10. Sarlacc
  11. sarlacs

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