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CAMISARD
Cam"i*sard, n. Etym: [F.]
Definition: One of the French Protestant insurgents who rebelled against Louis XIV, after the revocation of the edict of Nates; -- so called from the peasant's smock (camise) which they wore.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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