χιτών
χιτών
.χῐτών, Ionic κιθών, ῶνος, ὁ,
the garment worn next the skin, a frock, Lat. tunica:
in early times, a manʼs frock, Hom.; sometimes with a girdle, and reaching to the feet (τερμιόεις) , Od.; of linen, Od.; over it was worn a mantle (φᾶρος, χλαῖνα) , which was laid aside in the house.
in later times we hear of two sorts of χιτών, the Ionian and the Dorian;—the Ionian like the Homeric, but worn by women, as well as men, Hdt.; disused by the men about the time of Pericles, Thuc.;—Dorian adopted at Athens when the Ionian was laid aside. The Dorian χιτών was also worn by Spartan women, being open at the side (σχιστός) , and fastened with περόναι, Hdt.—Over this χιτών was worn the ἱμάτιον.
of soldiers, a coat of mail, of leather covered with scales or rings, Il., Hdt.
the upper leather of a shoe, in pl., Xen.
metaph. any coat, case, or covering, λάϊνος χιτών (v. λάϊνος) ; τειχέων κιθῶνες, i. e. walls, Hdt.; of a serpentʼs skin, Eur.
Probably an Oriental word.
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χιτων
Intro Text:
χιτών
.χῐτών, Ionic κιθών, ῶνος, ὁ,
the garment worn next the skin, a frock, Lat. tunica:
in early times, a manʼs frock, Hom.; sometimes with a girdle, and reaching to the feet (τερμιόεις) , Od.; of linen, Od.; over it was worn a mantle (φᾶρος, χλαῖνα) , which was laid aside in the house.
in later times we hear of two sorts of χιτών, the Ionian and the Dorian;—the Ionian like the Homeric, but worn by women, as well as men, Hdt.; disused by the men about the time of Pericles, Thuc.;—Dorian adopted at Athens when the Ionian was laid aside. The Dorian χιτών was also worn by Spartan women, being open at the side (σχιστός) , and fastened with περόναι, Hdt.—Over this χιτών was worn the ἱμάτιον.
of soldiers, a coat of mail, of leather covered with scales or rings, Il., Hdt.
the upper leather of a shoe, in pl., Xen.
metaph. any coat, case, or covering, λάϊνος χιτών (v. λάϊνος) ; τειχέων κιθῶνες, i. e. walls, Hdt.; of a serpentʼs skin, Eur.
Probably an Oriental word.
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n35796
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