Chiton
WordNet
noun
(1) Primitive elongated bilaterally symmetrical marine mollusk having a mantle covered with eight calcareous plates
(2) A woolen tunic worn by men and women in ancient Greece
WiktionaryText
English
Etymology 1
From , from a Central Semitic *kittan, from the / , from / .
Noun
- A loose, woolen tunic, worn by both men and women in ancient Greece.
- 1992: Donna Tartt, The Secret History
- On the night of our first attempt, we simply overdrank and passed out in our chitons in the woods near Francis’s house.
- 1992: Donna Tartt, The Secret History
Coordinate terms
Noun
- Any of various rock-clinging marine molluscs of the class Polyplacophora, including the genus Chiton.