chiton means A loose woolen tunic worn by men and women in Ancient Greece.
chiton is pronounced /ˈkaɪtn̩/.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek χιτών (khitṓn, “tunic”), from a Central Semitic *kittan, from the Akkadian 𒌆𒃰 (kitû, literally “flax, linen”), from Sumerian 𒄑𒃰 (kitû [GIŠ.GADA]).
noun
- A loose woolen tunic worn by men and women in Ancient Greece.“On the night of our first attempt, we simply overdrank and passed out in our chitons in the woods near Francis’s house.”
- Any of various rock-clinging marine molluscs of the class Polyplacophora, including the genus Chiton.“In the giant chiton, Cryptochiton, this girdle has expanded so as to completely cover the plates.”