chlamys

[ kley-mis, klam-is ]

noun

, plural chla·mys·es [kley, -mi-siz, klam, -i-], chlam·y·des [klam, -i-deez].

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of chlamys¹

1740–50; < Latin < Greek chlamýs

Example Sentences

For instance, on the third story is a knight dressed in tunic and chlamys.

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Do you remember how Socrates says he felt when the chlamys blew aside and showed him the limbs of Charmides?

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Many would have bought the chlamys, but there was something less saleable in the child and flowers.

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But beneath the purple chlamys poor little Olive still trembled and grieved.

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By the way, you know about everything: have they got back his chlamys yet, which Mithridates took to Cos?

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