chiton en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈkaɪtn̩/ (General-American)
- /ˈkaɪtɑn/ (General-American)
- /ˈkaɪtn̩/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈkaɪtɒn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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Etymology
From Ancient Greek χιτών (khitṓn, “tunic”), from a Central Semitic *kittan, from the Akkadian 𒌆𒃰 (kitû, literally “flax, linen”), from Sumerian 𒄑𒃰 (kitû [GIŠ.GADA]).
Meanings
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(historical) A loose woolen tunic worn by men and women in Ancient Greece and in Ancient Rome.
On the night of our first attempt, we simply overdrank and passed out in our chitons in the woods near Francis’s house.
1992, Donna Tartt, The Secret History: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.
1884, Levi Walter Yaggy, Thomas Louis Haines, Museum of Antiquity: A Description of Ancient Life, Madison, Wis.: J.B. Furman & Co:She wears a chiton and himation, using both hands to hold the edge of the latter, in which she has gathered apples.
2002, chapter I, in Nikolaos Kaltsas, editor, Sculpture in the National Archaeological Museum, Athens, page 156:She wears a diaphanous himation that covers her torso, over a floor-length chiton of heavier fabric.
1998, Colette Susan Czapski, “NM238: A Hellenistic Statue and Its Archaistic Support”, in Kim J. Hartswick, Mary Carol Sturgeon, editors, Stephanos: Studies in Honor of Brunilde Sismondo Ridgway, page 53:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| chitons | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| chitones | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| khiton | alternative | lexicographic |
Coordinates
chlamys (other Ancient Greek costume) · himation (other Ancient Greek costume) · toga (other Ancient Greek costume) · exomis (other Ancient Greek costume) · peplos (other Ancient Greek costume) · peplum (other Ancient Greek costume) · palla (other Ancient Greek costume)
Translations (20)
pt quitão (Greek tunic) · mr खिटोन (Greek tunic) · ja キトン (Greek tunic) · grc χιτών (Greek tunic) · ca quitó (Greek tunic) · eo ĥitono (Greek tunic) · it chitone (Greek tunic) · el χιτώνας (Greek tunic) · ro chiton (Greek tunic) · mr कायटन (Greek tunic) · bg хитон (Greek tunic) · de Chiton (Greek tunic) · fr chiton (Greek tunic) · fi kitoni (Greek tunic) · ru хито́н (Greek tunic) · sv kiton (Greek tunic) · fi khiton (Greek tunic) · pt quíton (Greek tunic) · pl chiton (Greek tunic) · uk хіто́н (Greek tunic)