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hi·mat·i·on  (h-mt-n)
n. pl. hi·mat·i·a (--)
A rectangular woolen or linen cloak worn by men and women in ancient Greece.
[Greek hmation, diminutive of hma, hmat-, garment, variant of heima, from hennunai, to clothe; see wes-2 in Indo-European roots.]
himation [hɪˈmætɪˌɒn]
n pl -ia [-ɪə]
(Clothing & Fashion) (in ancient Greece) a cloak draped around the body
[from Greek: a little garment, from heima dress, from hennunai to clothe]
himation
a garment composed of a rectangular piece of cloth, thrown over the left shoulder and draped around the body, as worn in ancient Greece.
See also: Greece and Greeks
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Greek men wore woollen tunics which were tied at the waist, himation cloaks and (if they were travelling) wide rimmed hats.
A Concise History of Clothing in Britain and Beyond by Gary Tallon / Ethnic, cultural, racial issues community
The Greek text alluded to in Ramelli's note is the Acts of Thaddaeus where the cloth is also called a sindon, whereas other Greek witnesses to the cloth tradition call it a himation or rakos (thus John of Damascus), though it eventually ends up being called a mandylion, the term used when the relic was triumphantly transported to Constantinople in 944.
I. Ramelli: Atti di Mar Mari by Brock, Sebastian / Ancient Narrative
 
 
 
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