chlamys

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun collective term for the outer parts of a flower consisting of the calyx and corolla and enclosing the stamens and pistils
noun a short mantle or cape fastened at the shoulder; worn by men in ancient Greece

Borrowed from Ancient Greek χλᾰμῠ́ς (khlămŭ́s).

The “chlamys” around his hips was purple but dirty. — A Victor of Salamis, William Stearns Davis
Beware! his hair filled with wrath, is epic; his blouse drapes itself like the folds of a chlamys. — Les Misérables, Victor Hugo

perianth, floral envelope, perigone, perigonium

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