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himation
[ hi-mat-ee-on ]
noun
, Greek Antiquity.
, plural hi·mat·i·a [hi-, mat, -ee-, uh].
- a garment consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth thrown over the left shoulder and wrapped about the body.
himation
/ hɪˈmætɪˌɒn /
noun
- (in ancient Greece) a cloak draped around the body
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of himation1
C19: from Greek: a little garment, from heima dress, from hennunai to clothe
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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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