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Definition of "chlamys" []

  • A short mantle fastened at the shoulder, worn by men in ancient Greece. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "chlamys" in a sentence
  • "The chlamys was a heavy woolen shawl, red or purple."
  • "The hose are green in colour and plain; and the chlamys, which is blue, has a red lining with"
  • "The chlamys was a foreign warrior’s garment, hardly the typical uniform of a Roman woman, though tellingly it was the dress of Virgil’s tragic heroine of the Aeneid, Queen Dido of Carthage, who like Agrippina had taken on traditionally male responsibilities, attempting to found a new kingdom for her people.62"
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