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χλαῖνα Lat. laena, a large square upper-garment, a cloak, mantle, Hom.; it was made of wool, and worn over the χιτών, thrown over the shoulders, fastened with a pin or brooch (περόνη) .— It is also called φᾶρος by Hom., and in later Greek ἱμάτιον, Latin pallium. deriv. uncertain

ShortDef

cloak

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Headword:

χλαῖνα

Headword (normalized):

χλαῖνα

Headword (normalized/stripped):

χλαινα

IDX:

35758

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n35799

Key:

xlai=na

Data

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