himation
A rectangular cloak of linen or wool, worn in Ancient Greece, usually over a chiton.
Noun
- A rectangular cloak of linen or wool, worn in Ancient Greece, usually over a chiton.
- She wears a chiton and himation, using both hands to hold the edge of the latter, in which she has gathered apples. - 2002, chapter I, in Nikolaos Kaltsas, editor, Sculpture in the National Archaeological Museum,...
Origin
From Ancient Greek ἱμάτιον (himátion), diminutive of ἷμα (hîma), a variant form of εἷμα (heîma, “garment”).