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chiton
(kī′tən, -tän′)
noun
- a loose garment of varying length, similar to a tunic, worn by both men and women in ancient Greece
- any of a class (Polyplacophora) of mostly small, ovoid marine mollusks, having a dorsal shell consisting of eight articulating calcareous plates and a ventral foot
Origin: Gr chitōn, garment, tunic, coat of mail: see tunic
See chiton in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- Any of various marine mollusks of the class Polyplacophora that live on rocks and have shells consisting of eight overlapping calcareous plates. Also called sea cradle.
- A tunic worn by men and women in ancient Greece.
Origin:
Origin: Greek khitōn, tunic
Origin: , from Central Semitic *kittān
Origin: , from Akkadian kitû, kita’um, flax, linen
Origin: , from Sumerian gada, gida
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