| chiton (def. 1). |
[kahyt-n, kahy-ton] 
| 1. | Also called sea cradle. a mollusk of the class Amphineura, having a mantle covered with calcareous plates, found adhering to rocks. |
| 2. | a gown or tunic, with or without sleeves, worn by both sexes in ancient Greece. |
n tunic < Sem (cf. Heb kuttōneth tunic); ult. < Sumerian
| chi·ton (kīt'n, kī'tŏn') n.
[Greek khitōn, tunic, from Central Semitic *kittān, from Akkadian kitû, kita'um, flax, linen, from Sumerian gada, gida.] |
| sea cradle n. See chiton. |