Antiq. [L., a. Gr. σύρμα, f. σύρειν to drag or trail along.] A long trailing garment, as that worn by tragic actors.
1753. Chambers’ Cycl., Supp.
1911. R. Y. Tyrrell, in 19th Cent., April, 693. He pulls over his stunted shoulders the syrma of Attic Tragedy.
