himation

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hi·mat·i·on

H0206600 (hĭ-măt′ē-ŏn′)n. pl. hi·mat·i·a (-ē-ə) A rectangular woolen or linen cloak worn by men and women in ancient Greece.
[Greek hīmation, diminutive of hīma, hīmat-, garment, variant of heima, from hennunai, to clothe; see wes- in Indo-European roots.]

himation

(hɪˈmætɪˌɒn) n, pl -ia (-ɪə) (Clothing & Fashion) (in ancient Greece) a cloak draped around the body[C19: from Greek: a little garment, from heima dress, from hennunai to clothe]

hi•mat•i•on

(hɪˈmæt iˌɒn)

n., pl. -mat•i•a (-ˈmæt i ə) a rectangular piece of cloth thrown over the left shoulder and wrapped about the body, worn as an outer garment in ancient Greece. [1840–50; < Greek hīmation=hīmat-, variant of heimat-, s. of heîma dress, garment]

himation

a garment composed of a rectangular piece of cloth, thrown over the left shoulder and draped around the body, as worn in ancient Greece.See also: Greece and Greeks