himation

[ hi-mat-ee-on ]

/ hɪˈmæt iˌɒn /

noun, plural hi·mat·i·a [hi-mat-ee-uh]. /hɪˈmæt i ə/. Greek Antiquity.

a garment consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth thrown over the left shoulder and wrapped about the body.

Origin of himation

1840–50; <Greek hīmation, equivalent to hīmat-, variant of heimat- (stem of heîma) dress, garment (akin to vest, wear) + -ion diminutive suffix

Words nearby himation

Himalayan, Himalayan cat, Himalayan guinea pig, Himalayas, Himalia, himation, himbo, Himeji, Himes, HIMI, Himmler

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Example sentences from the Web for himation

In that case his right hand may have been drawing forward the end of his himation over his right knee.
A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2)|A. H. Smith
Part of middle of female figure, standing to the left, wearing chiton and himation.
A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2)|A. H. Smith
Two female figures, each wearing a chiton and himation, stand to the front.
A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2)|A. H. Smith
On the right is Apollo wearing the dress of a minstrel, having a long chiton girt at the waist, and a himation.
A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2)|A. H. Smith

The clothes she wore were no longer stola and palla, but chiton and himation.
A Friend of Caesar|William Stearns Davis

British Dictionary definitions for himation

himation

/ (hɪˈmætɪˌɒn) /

noun plural -ia (-ɪə)

(in ancient Greece) a cloak draped around the body

Word Origin for himation

C19: from Greek: a little garment, from heima dress, from hennunai to clothe

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单词	himation
释义	himation [ hi-mat-ee-on ] / hɪˈmæt iˌɒn / noun, plural hi·mat·i·a [hi-mat-ee-uh]. /hɪˈmæt i ə/. Greek Antiquity. a garment consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth thrown over the left shoulder and wrapped about the body. Origin of himation 1840–50; <Greek hīmation, equivalent to hīmat-, variant of heimat- (stem of heîma) dress, garment (akin to vest, wear) + -ion diminutive suffix Words nearby himation Himalayan, Himalayan cat, Himalayan guinea pig, Himalayas, Himalia, himation, himbo, Himeji, Himes, HIMI, Himmler Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for himation In that case his right hand may have been drawing forward the end of his himation over his right knee. A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2)\|A. H. Smith Part of middle of female figure, standing to the left, wearing chiton and himation. A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2)\|A. H. Smith Two female figures, each wearing a chiton and himation, stand to the front. A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2)\|A. H. Smith On the right is Apollo wearing the dress of a minstrel, having a long chiton girt at the waist, and a himation. A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2)\|A. H. Smith The clothes she wore were no longer stola and palla, but chiton and himation. A Friend of Caesar\|William Stearns Davis British Dictionary definitions for himation himation / (hɪˈmætɪˌɒn) / noun plural -ia (-ɪə) (in ancient Greece) a cloak draped around the body Word Origin for himation C19: from Greek: a little garment, from heima dress, from hennunai to clothe Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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