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‖ cimelia, n. pl. rare.|sɪˈmiːlɪə| Also cimilia. [med.L. cimelia, cimilia, a. Gr. κειµήλια treasures.] Treasures, things laid up in store as valuable.
1664Evelyn Pomona (1729) Pref. 49 From the well-furnished Register, and Cimelia of the Royal Society. 1669Aubrey Life Hobbes in Wood Ath. Oxon. (1813) Pref. 136 note, Reserved..as cimilia or rarities, in the library or closet. 1736Bailey (fol.), Cimelium, a repository for medals. a1889Art Jrnl. VII. 210 (Cent. Dict.), The monsters of porcelain which compose the cimelia of the days of the Duchess of Portland. |