sb. pl. Obs. rare. Also cimilia. [med.L. cimelia, cimilia, a. Gr. κειμήλια treasures.] Treasures, things laid up in store as valuable.
1664. Evelyn, Pomona (1729), Pref. 49. From the well-furnished Register, and Cimelia of the Royal Society.
1669. Aubrey, Life Hobbes, in Wood, Ath. Oxon. (1813), Pref. 136, note. Reserved … as cimilia or rarities, in the library or closet.
1736. Bailey (fol.), Cimelium … a repository for medals.
