chlamys

American  

[kley-mis, klam-is] / ˈkleɪ mɪs, ˈklæm ɪs /

noun

plural

chlamyses, chlamydes

1. a short, fine woolen mantle worn by men in ancient Greece.

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Etymology

Origin of chlamys

1740–50; < Latin < Greek chlamýs

Example Sentences

His upper body rippled with muscles, covered only by a Greek chlamys - a white wool cloak loosely wrapped and pinned at the shoulder.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan

The left hand, which is wrapped in the chlamys, is raised 223 imploringly to the Centaur, to whom also the head is turned.

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

Attired with theatrical buskins, a Phrygian cap and a blue chlamys over a transparent tunic, she was taken to the foot of the altar and seated there.

From The Last Words of Distinguished Men and Women (Real and Traditional) by Marvin, Frederic Rowland

Others have a chlamys wound round the left arm or hanging loose from the body.

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

The victor wears a chiton heteromaschalos, while the prisoner wears a chlamys.

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