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chlamys::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | floral envelope, perianth, perigone, perigonium |
| Type of | plant organ, cover, covering, natural covering |
| Has types | falls |
| Derivation | chlamydeous |
Examples of chlamys
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A long cloak called a himation was worn over the peplos or chlamys.
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The chlamys, a semicircular cloak fastened to the right shoulder continued throughout the period.
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On the obverse, an almost naked man only wearing an Hellenistic chlamys and wearing a head-dress rolls a Buddhist wheel.
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He wears a chiton tunic, a chlamys cape, and boots.
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Frieze of a naked man wearing a chlamys.
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Hence, by metonymy, it would be employed to denote at times the shield which it supported, and at other times a cuirass, or chlamys, the purpose of which it in part served.
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- Perianth: collective term for the outer parts of a flower consisting of the calyx and corolla and enclosing the stamens and pistils
- A short mantle or cape fastened at the shoulder; worn by men in ancient Greece
- The chlamys (Ancient Greek): u03C7u03BBu03B1u03BCu03CDu03C2, gen.: u03C7u03BBu03B1u03BCu03CDu03B4u03BFu03C2 was an ancient Greek type of rather short cloak. By the time of the Byzantine Empire it was, in a much longer form, part of the state costume of the emperor and high officials, surviving as such until at least the 12th century CE.
- A cloak; for an example, see Harvard 1970.108 (image).
- Short woollen cloak worn by men (and Amazons) and fastened on right shoulder
