chiton
/kahyt-n, kahy-ton/US // ˈkaɪt n, ˈkaɪ tɒn //UK // (ˈkaɪtən, -tɒn) //
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n.名词 noun
- 1
- : Also called sea cradle. a mollusk of the class Amphineura, having a mantle covered with calcareous plates, found adhering to rocks.
- : a gown or tunic, with or without sleeves, worn in ancient Greece.
Synonyms & Antonyms
as inmollusk
as intunic
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Examples
He wished his own clothing away, and fumbled for a second at the two fastenings that held Kathy's chiton in place.
He turned to Kathy, who had devoted the previous few seconds to getting her chiton on again.
He thought she might have deliberately vanished her chiton only a second or so before he entered.
Here, in this armoured chiton, would be an object that a poet might readily call "a chiton of bronze."
Again, such a bronze chiton might stop a spear of which the impetus was spent in penetrating the shield.
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