Peplus

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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.
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     2. A kind of kerchief formerly worn by Englishwomen. [Obs.]
        --Fairholt.


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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  peplus
       n : a garment worn by women in ancient Greece; cloth caught at
           the shoulders and draped in folds to the waist [syn: {peplos},
            {peplum}]