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CAMISARDS

\kˈamɪsˌɑːdz], \kˈamɪsˌɑːdz], \k_ˈa_m_ɪ_s_ˌɑː_d_z]\

Definitions of CAMISARDS

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language

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kam'is-ar, n.pl. the insurgent Huguenots of the Cevennes, so called from the camise or blouse worn by the peasants.

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Davidson

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