Definition of "chiton" [chi•ton]

• Any of various marine mollusks of the class Polyplacophora that live on rocks and have shells consisting of eight overlapping calcareous plates. Also called sea cradle. (noun)
• A tunic worn by men and women in ancient Greece. (noun)

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• "Her purple chiton is gathered in classic folds across her bosom, and on her shoulders she wears a mantle of the same color."
• "Her chiton was the crimson of the royal House of Apepi: it stood out brilliantly, a speck of colour in the bleakness of bare rock and sand."
• "A young girl is about to join together on her left shoulder the chiton, which is fastened over the right shoulder by means of an agraffe."