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Webster 1913 Edition

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Noun.

[L., fr. Gr. [GREEK], fr. [GREEK] to drag.]

(Class. Antiq.)

A long dress, trailing on the floor, worn by tragic actors in Greek and Roman theaters.

syrma ‎(plural syrmas)

(historical) A long dress, trailing on the floor, worn by tragic actors in Ancient Greek and Roman theatres.