About The Word Peplus
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Peplus
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What's The Definition Of Peplus?
[n] a garment worn by women in ancient Greece; cloth caught at the shoulders and draped in folds to the waist
Synonyms | Synonyms for Peplus: peplos | peplum Related Terms | Find terms related to Peplus: See Also | garment Peplus In Webster's Dictionary \Pep"lus\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?.]
1. An upper garment worn by Grecian and Roman women.
2. A kind of kerchief formerly worn by Englishwomen. [Obs.]
--Fairholt.
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