'Peplus' definitions:

Definition of 'peplus'

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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 'Peplus'

From: GCIDE
  • Peplus \Pep"lus\ (p[e^]p"l[u^]s), n. [L., fr. Gr. pe`plos.]
  • 1. An upper garment worn by Grecian and Roman women. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A kind of kerchief formerly worn by Englishwomen. [Obs.] --Fairholt. [1913 Webster]

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