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Meanings of chitons in inglés

ruso
polyplacophora
portugués
polyplacophora
español
polyplacophora
catalán
poliplacòfors
Wikidata

Class of molluscs.

Related terms
polyplacophora
Synonyms
Examples for "chiton"
Examples for "chiton"
1
She is dressed in a heavy Doric chiton, open at the side.
A History of Greek Art / With an Introductory Chapter on Art in ...
2
The boy covered his face with his ragged chiton and wept.
Buried Cities, Volume 1: Pompeii
3
He was perfumed and pretty, his pale blue chiton far shorter than her own.
Gladiatrix
4
The clothes she wore were no longer stola and palla, but chiton and himation.
A Friend of Cæsar: A Tale of the Fall of the Roman Republic. Tim...
5
The marvellous stone belonged to the fabulous past; the imprisoned chiton to the prosaic present.
Tropic Days
1
Fortunately the wind had tired itself out and fallen asleep in the great sea cradle beyond the dunes.
Hans Brinker; Or, The Silver Skates
Usage of chitons in inglés
1
Stately priests in long chitons paced to the music of flutes.
Buried Cities, Volume 2: Olympia
2
They finished it in reverent silence and, wiping their mouths on their chitons, lay back.
Cities in Flight
3
Especially in the case of primitive chitons, deep-sea molluscs whose body format has changed little for tens of millions of years.
The Irish Times