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单词 chlamys
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Definition of chlamys in English:

chlamys

noun ˈklamɪsˈklæməs
  • A short cloak worn by men in ancient Greece.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • David wears the adult dress of a Byzantine courtier, consisting of an ankle-length chlamys and a long-sleeved tunic.
    • I nodded as I turned my back and finished stripping out of the suit and slipped the chlamys over my head.
    • David is shown as a young, beardless figure with short, dark hair, clad in a purple chlamys, fastened at the shoulder (though no fibula is represented), beneath which a white and golden yellow garment can be seen.
    • Greek men tended to travel light, with only a pouch slung over their shoulder containing a single change of clothes - a short cape or chlamys; some cooking utensils; and a woollen blanket for bedding.
    • Getting up I went to my sideways closet and pulled out a light civilian chlamys, cursing the lack of rotation in the habitation section all the way.
    • Hermes stands behind Athena at the far right of the scene, and he wears petasos, chlamys, and winged shoes, and carries his kerykeion.

Origin

Late 17th century: from Greek khlamus 'cloak'.

 
 

Definition of chlamys in US English:

chlamys

nounˈklaməsˈklæməs
  • A short cloak worn by men in ancient Greece.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I nodded as I turned my back and finished stripping out of the suit and slipped the chlamys over my head.
    • Getting up I went to my sideways closet and pulled out a light civilian chlamys, cursing the lack of rotation in the habitation section all the way.
    • Greek men tended to travel light, with only a pouch slung over their shoulder containing a single change of clothes - a short cape or chlamys; some cooking utensils; and a woollen blanket for bedding.
    • David is shown as a young, beardless figure with short, dark hair, clad in a purple chlamys, fastened at the shoulder (though no fibula is represented), beneath which a white and golden yellow garment can be seen.
    • Hermes stands behind Athena at the far right of the scene, and he wears petasos, chlamys, and winged shoes, and carries his kerykeion.
    • David wears the adult dress of a Byzantine courtier, consisting of an ankle-length chlamys and a long-sleeved tunic.

Origin

Late 17th century: from Greek khlamus ‘cloak’.

 
 
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