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chlamys.

Greek cloak/cape frequently for military use; state mantle; cloak, mantle;

7 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈkʰɫa.mys]Classical-Latin[ˈklaː.mis]
  1. chlamys (a broad, woollen upper garment worn in Greece, sometimes purple, and inwrought with gold, worn especially by distinguished military characters, a Grecian military cloak, a state mantle; hence also, the cloak of Pallas; and sometimes also worn by persons not engaged in war, by, e.g., Mercury, Dido, Agrippina, children, actors, the chorus in tragedy, etc.)

    declension-3 · feminine
  2. cloak, cape, robe, mantle

    declension-3 · feminine
Where this word comes from

From the Ancient Greek χλᾰμῠ́ς (khlămŭ́s).

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