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Definition of Himatia

1. himation [n] - See also: himation

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Himatia

Himalayan lilac Himalayan rhubarb Himalayas Himalaya honeysuckle Himalaya Mountains Himalayish Himantoglossum Himantoglossum hircinum Himantopus Himantopus himantopus

Himantopus himantopus leucocephalus Himantopus mexicanus Himantopus novae-zelandiae Himantopus stilt himantosis himatia (current term) himation himations himbo himbos

Himmler hims himself hin Hinault Hinayana Hinayana Buddhism Hinayanist hind hind

Literary usage of Himatia

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1. Catalogue of the Terracottas in the Department of Greek and Roman by Henry Beauchamp Walters (1903)
"The hair and girdles of the women are blue, their himatia red ; the man is painted blue all over. On the r. are two similar women moving to r., ..."

2. English Pageantry: An Historical Outline by Robert Withington (1920)
"The first pageant is a ship; and in the third pageant sits himatia, or Clothing, surrounded by various trade and allegorical figures. ..."

3. The Potters' Quarter by Agnes Newhall Stillwell, Jack Leonard Benson (1984)
"The fragment belongs to the Three Maidens Group.1 The decoration of the women's himatia is most unusual; presumably an embroidery is intended, ..."

4. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1894)
"... the Triumphs of Golde; at the Inauguration of Sir Jarnes Pemberton in the Dignity of Lord Maior of London,' 29 Oct. 1611. 4. ' himatia- ..."

5. Hellenic History by George Willis Botsford (1922)
"... luxury and the personal liberty of women; and Solon in addition restricted the dowry to " three himatia and a few cheap articles of household furniture. ..."

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