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chiton (/ˈkaɪtɒn, ˈkaɪtən/;
Ancient Gr****: χιτών, romanized: chitṓn, IPA: [
kʰitɔ̌ːn]) is a form of
tunic that
fastens at the shoulder, worn by men and women...
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likely borrowed from a
Semitic word *kittan with metathesis. The word
khiton (Ancient Gr****: χῐτών) is of the same origin. The
Roman tunica was adopted...
- from the
Ancient Gr**** word
khitōn,
meaning tunic (which also is the
source of the word chitin). The
Ancient Gr**** word
khitōn can be
traced to the Central...
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French word chitine,
which was
derived in 1821 from the Gr**** word χιτών (
khitōn)
meaning covering. A
similar word, "chiton",
refers to a
marine animal with...
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originated in the
Semitic Near East,
along with the Semitic-based word
khiton, also
referred to as a chiton. The
belted worn
linen chiton was the primary...
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combines the
Swahili word "mamba",
meaning "crocodile" with the
Ancient Gr**** "
khiton" ("χιτών"),
meaning "a suit of armour". The name also
references chiton...
- a
woman dressed in a Gr****
khitōn and
himation and
holding a
cornucopia the
middle one
depicts a
person wearing a
khitōn and
riding in a
chariot carried...
- 'fatherland', ἀγών agṓn 'contest', λιμήν limḗn 'harbour', χιών khiṓn 'snow', χιτών
khitṓn 'tunic', ὀδούς odoús 'tooth', ἀσπίς aspís 'shield', δελφίς delphís 'dolphin'...
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Sveshtari as
karyatides with
feminine bodies wearing kalathoi hats and
khitōns with
pleats shaped like
floral volutes which have an
akanthos between them...
