chiton
A loose woolen tunic worn by men and women in Ancient Greece and in Ancient Rome.
Other meanings
Any of various rock-clinging marine molluscs of the class Polyplacophora, including the genus Chiton.
A kind of
- tunic
Word history
From Ancient Greek "χιτών" (tunic).
Where this comes from
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