Nessus shirt

== English == === Alternative forms === Nessus' shirt, shirt of Nessus === Etymology === In Greek mythology, a shirt (chiton) soaked with the poisoned blood of the centaur Nessus that killed Heracles upon wearing it. === Noun === Nessus shirt (plural Nessus shirts) (figuratively) A fatal present or inescapable fate. ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== poisoned chalice