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

Himation Sentence Examples

  • A woman's head was usually covered by drawing up the iµaTCov (see above), but sometimes instead of this, a separate piece of cloth was made to perform this service, the end of it falling over the himation.

  • Over this the ricinium or ricer, a shawl covering the head and shoulders, was worn in early times, and retained by certain priestesses as an official costume; 4 but it gave place to the palla, the equivalent of the Greek himation, and the dress of the Roman women henceforward differed in no essential particular from that of the Greek.

  • In time of peace the toga was wrapped round the right arm, leaving the hand only free, much after the fashion of the Greek himation, and thrown over the left shoulder so as to fall down behind.

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Words Starting With

HHIHIM

Words Ending With

NONION

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8 Letter Words8 Letter Words Starting With H8 Letter Words Ending With N