himation

American  

[hi-mat-ee-on] / hɪˈmæt iˌɒn /

noun

Greek Antiquity.

• himatia
  plural

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

---

himation British  

/ hɪˈmætɪˌɒn /

noun

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

---

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• himatia
  plural

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

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

himation himatia

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

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

From Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life by T. L. (Thomas Louis) Haines

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

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

In that case his right hand may have been drawing forward the end of his himation over his right knee.

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

"Hasten hence," she said, throwing her ample himation around her sister's shoulders, and fastening the golden balteus about her hips.

From A Christian But a Roman by Mór Jókai

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 William Stearns Davis