himation

[ hi-mat-ee-on ]

/ hɪˈmæt iˌɒn /

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noun, plural hi·mat·i·a

[hi-mat-ee-uh]. /hɪˈmæt i ə/. Greek Antiquity.

a garment consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth thrown over the left shoulder and wrapped about the body.

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Origin of himation

1840–50; <Greek hīmation, equivalent to hīmat-, variant of heimat- (stem of heîma) dress, garment (akin to vest, wear) + -ion diminutive suffix

Words nearby himation

Himalayan, Himalayan cat, Himalayan guinea pig, Himalayas, Himalia, himation, himbo, Himeji, Himes, HIMI, Himmler

How to use himation in a sentence

The himation of Sparta was smaller than that at Athens, scarcely covering the person, and which was called the tribon.
The Historical Child|Oscar Chrisman
He approaches a female figure, of a larger scale, who wears a long chiton and himation.
A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2)|A. H. Smith
Two female figures, each wearing a chiton and himation, stand to the front.
A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2)|A. H. Smith
On the right is Apollo wearing the dress of a minstrel, having a long chiton girt at the waist, and a himation.
A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2)|A. H. Smith

Opposite to him is the picture of Ariadne, also crowned with ivy, clothed in a green chiton and a violet himation.
Museum of Antiquity|L. W. Yaggy

British Dictionary definitions for himation

himation

/ (hɪˈmætɪˌɒn) /

noun plural -ia (-ɪə)

(in ancient Greece) a cloak draped around the body

Word Origin for himation

C19: from Greek: a little garment, from heima dress, from hennunai to clothe

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