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What does himation mean?

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Noun
  1. A rectangular cloak of linen or wool, worn in Ancient Greece, usually over a chiton.
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She is dressed in nothing more than a chiton, unlike Juno, who wears a himation over hers.
Her himation is pulled up over her head, and covers much of her peplos, which is decorated with a dotted lozenge.
I pulled on a chiton and wrapped a himation around me since the day was cool.
Her arms were scraped and her himation had torn off and her peplos was tearing.
Her arms were scraped, her himation had torn off, and her peplos was tearing.
Leaving Calandra in the hands of Xan, I wrapped a himation around myself and dressed in a peplos.

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