himation
a garment consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth thrown over the left shoulder and wrapped about the body.
Origin of himation
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How to use himation in a sentence
The himation of Sparta was smaller than that at Athens, scarcely covering the person, and which was called the tribon.
The Historical Child | Oscar ChrismanHe approaches a female figure, of a larger scale, who wears a long chiton and himation.
Two female figures, each wearing a chiton and himation, stand to the front.
On the right is Apollo wearing the dress of a minstrel, having a long chiton girt at the waist, and a himation.
Opposite to him is the picture of Ariadne, also crowned with ivy, clothed in a green chiton and a violet himation.
Museum of Antiquity | L. W. Yaggy
British Dictionary definitions for himation
/ (hɪˈmætɪˌɒn) /
(in ancient Greece) a cloak draped around the body
Origin of himation
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