Peplum

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  peplum
       n 1: a flared ruffle attached to the waistline of a dress or
            jacket or blouse
       2: a garment worn by women in ancient Greece; cloth caught at
          the shoulders and draped in folds to the waist [syn: {peplos},
           {peplus}]
       [also: {pepla} (pl)]