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chla·mys (klā′mis, klam′is)

noun pl. chlamyses chla′·myses or chlamydes chlam′y·des′ (klam′i dēz′)

a short mantle clasped at the shoulder, worn by men in ancient Greece

Etymology: L < Gr chlamys

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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