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chlamys
[ kley-mis, klam-is ]
noun
, plural chla·mys·es [kley, -mi-siz, klam, -i-], chlam·y·des [klam, -i-deez].
- a short, fine woolen mantle worn by men in ancient Greece.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of chlamys1
1740–50; < Latin < Greek chlamýs
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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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