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Chlamys

noun

(pl. E. chlamyses, L. chlamydes)

Collective term for the outer parts of a flower consisting of the calyx and corolla and enclosing the stamens and pistils. Synonyms: floral envelope, perianth, perigone, perigonium.

A short mantle or cape fastened at the shoulder; worn by men in ancient Greece.

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"Chlamys" Quotes from Famous Books

... by the Divine Pharaoh the Piper, whom, and whose music, may the Gods preserve to charm this happy land?—what better than by the double crown he wears—grace to great Alexander of Macedonia? By the way, you know about everything: have they got back his chlamys yet, which Mithridates took to Cos? Pompey wore it last, didn't he?—in his triumph, too—just fancy Pompey in the cloak of Alexander!—a puppy-dog in a lion's skin! And talking of lions—look what this lad hath done—slain a lion with his own spear; and right glad you village folks ...

— Cleopatra • H. Rider Haggard

... invention can; so that the master shall have nothing to do but once to point to the schoolroom walls, and for ever afterwards the meaning of any word would be fixed in a boy's mind in the best possible way. Is it a question of classical dress—what a tunic was like, or a chlamys, or a peplus? At this day, you have to point to some vile woodcut, in the middle of a dictionary page, representing the thing hung upon a stick; but then, you would point to a hundred figures, wearing the ...

— A Joy For Ever - (And Its Price in the Market) • John Ruskin

Words linked to "Chlamys" : cover, covering, mantle, natural covering, blossom, corolla, falls, perigonium, cape, chlamydeous, floral envelope, calyx, plant organ, flower, bloom