chiton

Definition

A loose woolen tunic worn by men and women in Ancient Greece.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χιτών (khitṓn, “tunic”), from a Central Semitic *kittan, from the Akkadian 𒌆𒃰 (kitû, literally “flax, linen”), from Sumerian 𒄑𒃰 (kitû [GIŠ.GADA]).

Example Sentences

• "On the night of our first attempt, we simply overdrank and passed out in our chitons in the woods near Francis’s house."
• "She wears a diaphanous himation that covers her torso, over a floor-length chiton of heavier fabric."
• "She wears a chiton and himation, using both hands to hold the edge of the latter, in which she has gathered apples."