χλᾰμύς [ῠ],ύδος , ἡ: acc.χλαμύδα,also
A.
χλάμυν
Sapph. 674
:—short mantle,worn prop. by horsemen, X. An. 7.4.4 ; borrowed with theπέτασοςfrom Thessaly, Philem. 34 , Poll. 10.124 ; but said to be Macedonian, Arist. Fr. 500 , Phylarch. 62J. ; worn byἔφηβοι,
Philem. l.c., cf. AP 6.282 ( Theod. );μάτηρ σε . . δῶρον ἐς Ἅιδαν ὀκτωκαιδεκέταν ἐστόλισεν χλαμύδιib. 7.468 ( Mel. );χλαμύδεσς' ἀμφεμμένοι,of ephebi, IGRom. 4.360.35 (Pergam.,ii A. D.);ἐκ χλαμύδος,
= ἐξ ἐφήβου , Plu. 2.752f , cf. 754f ; ἐκ χλαμύδος . . ᾤχετ' ἐς Ἅιδα
IG 12(7).447.6
(Amorgos); worn by Hermes, Luc. Tim. 30 ; also by Eros, Sapph. l.c. (v. Poll. 10.124 ), Philostr. Im. 1.6 , cf. AP 12.78 ( Mel. ).
2. generally,military cloak,of foot-soldiers, Antiph. 16 , Men. 331 , Plu. Phil. 11 , etc.; of heralds, Ar. Lys. 987 .
3. ofthe general's cloak,
Phld. Vit. p.27J. , Plu. Per. 35 , Lys. 13 , etc.; worn by kings, Id. Demetr. 42 , etc.; by tragic kings and heroes, Luc. JTr. 41 ; byΣειληνοίin a procession, Callix. 2 :=Lat.paludamentum,