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‖ himation|hɪˈmætɪən|
[Gr. ἱµάτιον.]
The outer garment worn by the ancient Greeks: ‘an oblong piece of cloth thrown over the left shoulder, and fastened either over or under the right’ (Liddell & Scott).
1850J. Leitch tr. C.O. Müller's Anc. Art §301 (ed. 2) 339 Important passages in life..reception of the manly himation, marriages, journeys. Ibid. §337 (ed. 2) 399 The Himation was a large square garment, generally drawn round from the left arm which held it fast, across the back, and then over the right arm, or else through beneath it towards the left arm. 1869W. Smith's Dict. Gr. & Rom. Antiq. (ed. 2) 1173/1 It was the usual practice among the Greeks to wear an Himation, or outer garment, over the Chiton. 1879Geo. Eliot Theo. Such ii. 32 Clad in the majestic folds of the himation. |