peplus

Noun
Synonyms: peplospeplum

Open English WordNet

Noun (1)

  1. a garment worn by women in ancient Greece; cloth caught at the shoulders and draped in folds to the waistSynonyms: peplospeplumType of garment
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Pep′lus (pĕp′lŭs), noun

Origin: L., fr. Gr. πέπλος.

1. An upper garment worn by Grecian and Roman women.

2. A kind of kerchief formerly worn by Englishwomen. obsolete Fred. William Fairholt

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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