himation

American

[hi-mat-ee-on] / hɪˈmæt iˌɒn /

noun

Greek Antiquity.

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

himation British

/ hɪˈmætɪˌɒn /

noun

(in ancient Greece) a cloak draped around the body

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Inflected Forms

noun

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

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