zonnar

zonnar
Zonar o"nar, n. [Mod. Gr. ? a girdle, fr. Gr. ?, dim. of ? a girdle. See {Zone}.] A belt or girdle which the Christians and Jews of the Levant were obliged to wear to distinguish them from Mohammedans. [Written also {zonnar}.] [1913 Webster]

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