n.
Pronunciation: ' k ī -t ə n, ' k ī - ˌ tän
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, genus name, from Greek chit ō n tunic, of Semitic origin; akin to Hebrew kutt ō neth tunic
Date: 1816
1 : any of a class (Polyplacophora) of elongated bilaterally symmetrical marine mollusks with a dorsal shell of calcareous plates
2 [Greek chit ō n ] : the basic garment of ancient Greece worn usually knee-length by men and full-length by women