Etymology

linothorax

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Today it means: A kind of upper body armor made of linen used in the ancient Mediterranean world, from the sixth century BCE through at least the second century CE. Full definition →

Ancient Greek λινοθώραξ
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromλινοθώραξ
  2. English todaylinothorax

From Ancient Greek λινοθώραξ (linothṓrax).

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