ἱμάτιον in form a Dim. of ἷμα, i.e. εἷμα
I.an outer garment, a cloak or mantle worn above the χιτών, the same as Homer's χλαῖνα, Hdt., Ar.:—used of the Roman toga, ἐν ἱματίοις, Lat. togati, Plut.
II.generally, a cloth, Hdt.
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