himation
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noun
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Etymology
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
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He wore an ancient Greek chiton and a white himation, a kind of cape that flowed down his shoulders.
From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan
All are clad in the himation, which in the figures actively engaged in controlling the cattle is worn so as to leave one or both shoulders free.
From A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) by Smith, A. H.
Hegeso is richly dressed in a chiton with short sleeves, himation and sandals.
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 right is a bearded old man, wearing chiton and himation, with staff in right hand and left hand extended.
From A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) by Smith, A. H.
He rose, and she aided him to adjust the folds of his himation.
From The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great by Fuller, Robert H.
Men are rising, putting on their himatia, ridiculing Timon; while the herald at a nod from the president declares the Ecclesia adjourned.
From A Day in Old Athens; a Picture of Athenian Life by Davis, William Stearns
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