chlamys

American  

[kley-mis, klam-is] / ˈkleɪ mɪs, ˈklæm ɪs /

noun

plural

chlamyses, chlamydes

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

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Etymology

Origin of chlamys

1740–50; < Latin < Greek chlamýs

Example Sentences

His upper body rippled with muscles, covered only by a Greek chlamys - a white wool cloak loosely wrapped and pinned at the shoulder.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan

The upper panel contains a mounted horseman in a chlamys, galloping to the right.

From A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) by Smith, A. H.

On the left is a youth, wearing tunic and chlamys, who leads a horse.

From A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) by Smith, A. H.

An ample chlamys hangs from the shoulders of the Lapith, and he wears boots.

From A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) by Smith, A. H.

An armed warrior, Sosippos, who wears a tunic, cuirass, and chlamys, clasps the hand of a seated woman, who, with her left hand clasps the right hand of a small girl standing at her knee.

From A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) by Smith, A. H.