Main Entry: chi·ton

Pronunciation: \ˈkī-t^ən, ˈkī-ˌtän\

Function: noun

Etymology: New Latin, genus name, from Greek chitōn tunic, of Semitic origin; akin to Hebrew kuttōneth tunic

Date: 1816

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