Himation Definition

hĭ-mătē-ŏn
himatia
noun
An ancient Greek outer garment consisting of a long rectangle of cloth draped over the left shoulder and wound around the body.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Himation

Noun

Singular:
himation
Plural:
himatia, himations

Origin of Himation

  • Greek hīmation diminutive of hīma hīmat- garment variant of heima from hennunai to clothe wes-2 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Ancient Greek ἱμάτιον (himation), diminutive of ἷμα (hima), a variant form of εἷμα (heima, “garment”).

    From Wiktionary

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