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Liddell-Scott-Jones Lexicon of Classical Greek
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Greek1: chlanidion 2: chlaina 3: chlamus 4: - 5: -
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chla^nis, idos, hê, upper-garment of wool, finer than chlaina (but gloss on chlaina, Hsch.), worn by women as well as men, Simon.37.12, Hdt. 3.139, au=Hdt. 3.140=lr, Phld.Vit.p.21J., etc.; used by old people, Aristoph. Eccl. 848, Antiph.33.3; Milêsia ch., i. e. of fine wool, Plut. Alc. 23, au=Plu. Alc. =lr; chlanida phorein, as a mark of effeminacy, Dem. 36.45, cf. au=Dem. 21.133; parthenikai . . chlanisin malkais katathruptoi Eub.108 (hex.), cf. Com.Adesp.338; semnos semnôs chlanid' helkôn Ephipp.19 (anap.), cf. Anaxil.18.2 (anap.); opp. the tribôn of the philosophers, Teles p.40H., cf. p.53H.; worn on festive occasions, gamikê ch. a wedding mantle, Aristoph. Birds 1693; ch. leukê IDEM=Ar.Fr.491; used as a blanket, AP5.172(Mel.), Plu.2.989f.

2. later,
= chlamus 3, Lat. paludamentum, Jul.ad Ath.au=Jul. 274c, au=Jul. 278d.