chlamys
[kley-mis, klam-is]
Origin of chlamys
1740–50; < Latin < Greek chlamýs
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Historical Examples of chlamys
He, too, had a chlamys, such as she had formerly seen on another.
Arachne, CompleteGeorg Ebers
The shape of the site of the city is that of a chlamys or military cloak.
The habitable earth will therefore be represented by this kind of chlamys.
For instance, on the third story is a knight dressed in tunic and chlamys.
The Spell of SwitzerlandNathan Haskell Dole
The form of the habitable world is that of a "chlamys," or cloak.
Astronomical MythsJohn F. Blake