chiton
Also called sea cra·dle [see-kreyd-l] /ˈsi ˌkreɪd l/ . a mollusk of the class Amphineura, having a mantle covered with calcareous plates, found adhering to rocks.
a gown or tunic, with or without sleeves, worn in ancient Greece.
Origin of chiton
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How to use chiton in a sentence
He wished his own clothing away, and fumbled for a second at the two fastenings that held Kathy's chiton in place.
Pagan Passions | Gordon Randall GarrettHe turned to Kathy, who had devoted the previous few seconds to getting her chiton on again.
Pagan Passions | Gordon Randall GarrettHe thought she might have deliberately vanished her chiton only a second or so before he entered.
Pagan Passions | Gordon Randall GarrettHere, in this armoured chiton, would be an object that a poet might readily call "a chiton of bronze."
Homer and His Age | Andrew LangAgain, such a bronze chiton might stop a spear of which the impetus was spent in penetrating the shield.
Homer and His Age | Andrew Lang
British Dictionary definitions for chiton
/ (ˈkaɪtən, -tɒn) /
(in ancient Greece and Rome) a loose woollen tunic worn knee length by men and full length by women
Also called: coat-of-mail shell any small primitive marine mollusc of the genus Chiton and related genera, having an elongated body covered with eight overlapping shell plates: class Amphineura
Origin of chiton
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