himation

[ hi-mat-ee-on ]

noun

, Greek Antiquity.

, plural hi·mat·i·a [hi-, mat, -ee-, uh].

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

himation

/ hɪˈmætɪˌɒn /

noun

1. (in ancient Greece) a cloak draped around the body

Word History and Origins

Origin of himation¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of himation¹

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

Example Sentences

The himation of Sparta was smaller than that at Athens, scarcely covering the person, and which was called the tribon.

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He approaches a female figure, of a larger scale, who wears a long chiton and himation.

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Two female figures, each wearing a chiton and himation, stand to the front.

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On the right is Apollo wearing the dress of a minstrel, having a long chiton girt at the waist, and a himation.

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Opposite to him is the picture of Ariadne, also crowned with ivy, clothed in a green chiton and a violet himation.

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