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khiton

khiton is the alternative spelling of chiton.

Meaning of chiton

Noun (1)

chiton (plural chitons or chitones)

  1. (historical) A loose woolen tunic worn by men and women in Ancient Greece and in Ancient Rome.
    • The Athenian maiden, unlike her Spartan sister, did not think it proper to publicly exhibit her bodily skill and beauty in a short chiton, but taking a bath seems to have been among her every-day habits as is shown by the numerous bathing scenes on vases.1884, Levi Walter Yaggy, Thomas Louis Haines, Museum of Antiquity: A Description of Ancient Life, Madison, Wis.: J.B. Furman & Co

Noun (2)

chiton (plural chitons)

  1. 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.1969, Sam Hinton, chapter I, in Seashore Life of Southern California, page 72

Forms of khiton

pluralkhitons

Questions about khiton

What is khiton the alternative spelling of?
Khiton is the alternative spelling of chiton.

Words near khiton in the dictionary

  1. khitmagars
  2. khitmatgar
  3. khitmatgars
  4. khitmutgar
  5. khitmutgars
  6. khiton
  7. khitons
  8. khits
  9. Khiva
  10. Khivan
  11. Khivans

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