How do you pronounce the name chiton?
What does chiton mean?
1 : any of a class (Polyplacophora) of elongated bilaterally symmetrical marine mollusks with a dorsal shell of calcareous plates. 2 [Greek chitōn] : the basic garment of ancient Greece worn usually knee-length by men and full-length by women.
What is a chiton in ancient Greece?
750–c. 500 bc) through the Hellenistic period (323–30 bc). Essentially a sleeveless shirt, the chiton was a rectangular piece of linen (Ionic chiton) or wool (Doric chiton) draped by the wearer in various ways and kept in place at the shoulders by brooches (fibulae) and at the waist by a belt.
Are Chitons edible?
Its flesh is edible and has been used as a food source by Native Americans, as well as by Russian settlers in Southeast Alaska. However, it generally is not considered palatable, having a texture described as extremely tough and rubbery.