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shendyt

shendyt noun: a type of loincloth worn in Ancient Egypt.

shendyt: a type of loincloth worn in Ancient Egypt
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Noun

shendyt (uncountable)

  1. a type of loincloth worn in Ancient Egypt
    • By contrast, the shendyt kilt is well attested on Egyptian sculptures of all periods. It was originally used only in royal representations but, from the Old Kingdom, its use extended to private statues.2021 July 19, Giorgia Cafici, The Egyptian Elite as Roman Citizens: Looking at Ptolemaic Private Portraiture, BRILL, →ISBN, page 87
    • The shendyt is thought to be derivative of an early hunting skirt that allowed freedom of movement, yet its method of draping has not been satisfactorily explained.1989, Eleni Vassilika, Ptolemaic Philae, Peeters Publishers, →ISBN, page 96

Forms of shendyt

alternative formshenti
alternative formschenti

Origin of shendyt

Borrowed from Egyptian šnḏwt.

Questions about shendyt

What does shendyt mean?
Shendyt means a type of loincloth worn in Ancient Egypt.
What part of speech is shendyt?
Shendyt is a noun.

Words near shendyt in the dictionary

  1. Shenchi
  2. shend
  3. shende
  4. shending
  5. shends
  6. shendyt
  7. Shenefield
  8. Shenefields
  9. Sheneman
  10. Shenemans
  11. Shenequa

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