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chiton

/kahyt-n, kahy-ton/US // ˈkaɪt n, ˈkaɪ tɒn //UK // (ˈkaɪtən, -tɒn) //

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Related Words

clam蛤蜊,蛤蛤,蛤,蛤蛎abalone鲍鱼snail蜗牛,螺蛳壳,蜗居,螺蛳粉blouse上衣,上装,上衫,衬衫jacket外套,上衣,外衣,茄子robe袍子,长袍,袍,外袍coat大衣,外套,外衣,褂子whelk海螺,海螺号,海螺的作用,麦穗cuttlefish墨鱼,乌贼,鱿鱼,鲗鱼limpet帽贝,玳瑁,毯子,帽虫surcoat大衣,外衣,外套,袈裟kirtle叽叽喳喳,叽叽歪歪,叽叽喳喳的,踢毽子toga特加,长袍,托加,瑜伽

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : Also called sea cradle. a mollusk of the class Amphineura, having a mantle covered with calcareous plates, found adhering to rocks.
    • : a gown or tunic, with or without sleeves, worn in ancient Greece.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inmollusk
Synonyms
abalone鲍鱼clam蛤蜊,蛤蛤,蛤,蛤蛎snail蜗牛,螺蛳壳,蜗居,螺蛳粉cuttlefish墨鱼,乌贼,鱿鱼,鲗鱼limpet帽贝,玳瑁,毯子,帽虫whelk海螺,海螺号,海螺的作用,麦穗
as intunic
Synonyms
blouse上衣,上装,上衫,衬衫coat大衣,外套,外衣,褂子jacket外套,上衣,外衣,茄子robe袍子,长袍,袍,外袍kirtle叽叽喳喳,叽叽歪歪,叽叽喳喳的,踢毽子surcoat大衣,外衣,外套,袈裟toga特加,长袍,托加,瑜伽

Examples

  • He wished his own clothing away, and fumbled for a second at the two fastenings that held Kathy's chiton in place.

  • He turned to Kathy, who had devoted the previous few seconds to getting her chiton on again.

  • He thought she might have deliberately vanished her chiton only a second or so before he entered.

  • Here, in this armoured chiton, would be an object that a poet might readily call "a chiton of bronze."

  • Again, such a bronze chiton might stop a spear of which the impetus was spent in penetrating the shield.

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