chlamys

[ kley-mis, klam-is ]

/ ˈkleɪ mɪs, ˈklæm ɪs /

a short, fine woolen mantle worn by men in ancient Greece.

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1740–50; <Latin <Greek chlamýs

The Lapith wears a crested helmet; on his left arm is a shield, within which his chlamys hangs from his arm.
A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2)|A. H. Smith
The Habitable Earth being of the form of a Chlamys, its greatest breadth would be found about the middle of its greatest length.
The Geography of Strabo, Volume II (of 3)|Strabo
Nude figure of boy, standing, with chlamys thrown over his left shoulder.
A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2)|A. H. Smith
The Chlamys was the light short mantle of the Greeks, here wanted for a pageant on the stage.
Helps to Latin Translation at Sight|Edmund Luce

(No. 8) wears a chlamys only, which is cast back so as to show the entire right side of the body.
A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2)|A. H. Smith