peplum

Noun
Synonyms: peplospeplus

Open English WordNet

Noun (2)pepla

  1. a flared ruffle attached to the waistline of a dress or jacket or blouseType of frill, flounce
  2. a garment worn by women in ancient Greece; cloth caught at the shoulders and draped in folds to the waistSynonyms: peplospeplusType of garment
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Pep′lum noun; pl. E. -lumus, L. -la.

Origin: L.

A peplos. Hence: An overskirt hanging like an ancient peplos; also, a short fitted skirt attached to a waist or coat.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: 1913 supplement

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