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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024chi•ton (kīt′n, kī′ton),USA pronunciation n. - InvertebratesAlso called sea cradle. a mollusk of the class Amphineura, having a mantle covered with calcareous plates, found adhering to rocks.
- Antiquity, Clothinga gown or tunic, with or without sleeves, worn by both sexes in ancient Greece.
- Sumerian
- Semitic (compare Hebrew kuttōneth tunic); ultimately
- Greek chitó̄n tunic
- 1810–20
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: chiton /ˈkaɪtən -tɒn/ n - (in ancient Greece and Rome) a loose woollen tunic worn knee length by men and full length by women
Also called: coat-of-mail shell any small primitive marine mollusc of the genus Chiton and related genera, having an elongated body covered with eight overlapping shell plates: class Amphineura
Etymology: 19th Century: from Greek khitōn coat of mail, of Semitic origin; related to Hebrew kethōnet |