/hi mat"ee on'/ , n. , pl. himatia /-mat"ee euh/ . Gk. Antiq.
a garment consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth thrown over the left shoulder and wrapped about the body.
[ 1840-50; himation, equiv. to himat-, var. of heimat- (s. of heîma ) dress, garment (akin to VEST, WEAR) + -ion dim. suffix ]