chiton
/ˈkaɪtn̩/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.83 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A loose woolen tunic worn by men and women in Ancient Greece and in Ancient Rome.
Example Sentences
- "The Athenian maiden, unlike her Spartan sister, did not think it proper to publicly exhibit her bodily skill and beauty in a short chiton, but taking a bath seems to have been among her every-day habits as is shown by the numerous bathing scenes on vases."
- "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."
- "In the giant chiton, Cryptochiton, this girdle has expanded so as to completely cover the plates."
- "The chiton (Fig. 14.1 a) is depressed (dorso-ventrally flattened), with a large foot which has a flat sole."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: χιτών, 𒌆𒃰, 𒄑𒃰, chiton
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈkaɪtn̩/
- British English: /ˈkaɪtn̩/