Chirothecæ (Gr. χειροθήκη; Lat. gantus). Gloves were unknown to the early Greeks and Romans, but in use among the ancient Persians. In Christian archæology they are first met with in the 12th century. (See Gloves.)
Chisleu, Heb. The ninth month of the Jewish year. It begins with the new moon of our December.
Fig. 157. Diana wearing the Greek chiton.
Chiton (χιτών). The Greek tunic. (Fig. [157].)
Chitte, O. E. A sheet.
Chivachirs (Chevaucheurs). Old Fr. Running messengers.
Chlaina (Lat. læna). A kind of cloak, of ample size, worn by the Greeks in campaigning. In time of peace it served as a bed coverlet. The diminutive χλανίδιον appears to have been a woman’s mantle.
Chlamyda. (See Chlamys.)
