Word Meanings - CHIMERE - Book Publishers vocabulary database

The upper robe worn by a bishop, to which lawn sleeves are usually attached. Hook. (more info) Sp. chamarra, zamarra, a coat made of sheepskins, a sheepskin, perh. from Ar. sammur the Scythian weasel or marten, the sable. Cf.

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• BISHOPDOM
  Jurisdiction of a bishop; episcopate. "Divine right of bishopdom." Milton.
• WEASEL
  Any one of various species of small carnivores belonging to the genus Putorius, as the ermine and ferret. They have a slender, elongated body, and are noted for the quickness of their movements and for their bloodthirsty habit in destroying poultry,
• UPPERMOST
  Highest in place, position, rank, power, or the like; upmost; supreme. Whatever faction happens to be uppermost. Swift.
• SHEEPSKIN
  1. The skin of a sheep; or, leather prepared from it. 2. A diploma; -- so called because usually written or printed on parchment prepared from the skin of the sheep.
• BISHOPLY
  Bishoplike; episcopal.
• BISHOP-STOOL
  A bishop's seat or see.
• WHICHEVER; WHICHSOEVER
  Whether one or another; whether one or the other; which; that one which; as, whichever road you take, it will lead you to town.
• BISHOP'S-WEED
  An umbelliferous plant of the genus Ammi. Goutweed .
• UPPERTENDOM
  The highest class in society; the upper ten. See Upper ten, under Upper.
• BISHOPLIKE
  Resembling a bishop; belonging to a bishop. Fulke.
• MARTEN
  A bird. See Martin.
• WHICH
  the root of hwa who + lic body; hence properly, of what sort or kind; akin to OS. hwilik which, OFries. hwelik, D. welk, G. welch, OHG. welih, hwelih, Icel. hvilikr, Dan. & Sw. hvilken, Goth. hwileiks, 1. Of what sort or kind; what; what a; who.
• BISHOP'S LENGTH
  A canvas for a portrait measuring 58 by 94 inches. The half bishop measures 45 of 56.
• BISHOP
  L. episcopus overseer, superintendent, bishop, fr. Gr. , over + inspector, fr. root of , , to look to, perh. akin to L. specere to 1. A spiritual overseer, superintendent, or director. Ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the
• SABLE
  A carnivorous animal of the Weasel family native of the northern latitudes of Europe, Asia, and America, -- noted for its fine, soft, and valuable fur. Note: The sable resembles the marten, but has a longer head and ears. Its fur consists of a soft
• WEASEL-FACED
  Having a thin, sharp face, like a weasel.
• BISHOPRIC
  1. A diocese; the district over which the jurisdiction of a bishop extends. 2. The office of a spiritual overseer, as of an apostle, bishop, or presbyter. Acts i. 20.
• SCYTHIAN
  1. A native or inhabitant of Scythia; specifically , one of a Slavonic race which in early times occupied Eastern Europe. 2. The language of the Scythians.
• UPPER
  Being further up, literally or figuratively; higher in place, position, rank, dignity, or the like; superior; as, the upper lip; the upper side of a thing; the upper house of a legislature. The upper hand, the superiority; the advantage. See To
• ATTACHABLE
  Capable of being attached; esp., liable to be taken by writ or precept.
• INDECOMPOSABLENESS
  Incapableness of decomposition; stability; permanence; durability.
• REPLEVISABLE
  Repleviable. Sir M. Hale.
• INDISPENSABLENESS
  The state or quality of being indispensable, or absolutely necessary. S. Clarke.
• CLEANSABLE
  Capable of being cleansed. Sherwood.
• IMPOSABLE
  Capable of being imposed or laid on. Hammond.
• DISPENSABLE
  1. Capable of being dispensed or administered. 2. Capable of being dispensed with. Coleridge.
• DEMISABLE
  Capable of being leased; as, a demisable estate.
• MERCHANDISABLE
  Such as can be used or transferred as merchandise.
• IRREPLEVIABLE; IRREPLEVISABLE
  Not capable of being replevied.
• VERSABLENESS
  Versability.
• LAPSABLE
  Lapsible. Cudworth.
• DEVISABLE
  1. Capable of being devised, invented, or contrived. 2. Capable of being bequeathed, or given by will.
• INEXCUSABLE
  Not excusable; not admitting excuse or justification; as, inexcusable folly. Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest; for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same
• UNEXCUSABLE
  Inexcusable. Hayward. -- Un`ex*cus"a*ble*ness, n.
• ILLAPSABLE
  Incapable of slipping, or of error. Morally immutable and illapsable. Glanvill.