'Peplum' definitions:

Definition of 'peplum'

(from WordNet)
noun
A flared ruffle attached to the waistline of a dress or jacket or blouse
noun
A garment worn by women in ancient Greece; cloth caught at the shoulders and draped in folds to the waist [syn: peplos, peplus, peplum]

Definition of 'Peplum'

From: GCIDE
  • Peplum \Pep"lum\, n.; pl. E. -lumus, L. -la. [L.] A peplos. Hence: An overskirt hanging like an ancient peplos; also, a short fitted skirt attached to a waist or coat. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]