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.

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himation British  

/ hɪˈmætɪˌɒn /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• himatia
  plural

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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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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

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

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

Meanwhile the priest, who now only wears a long chiton, with short sleeves, has taken off his himation, and, after folding it several times, is seen giving it to an attendant to hold.

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

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 A. H. Smith

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

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

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