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pepli

pepli is the plural of peplus.

Meaning of peplus

Noun

peplus (plural pepluses or pepli)

  1. (obsolete) An upper garment worn by women in Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome.
  2. (dated) A kind of kerchief formerly worn by women in England.
    • A wimple or peplus was thrown over the head ; a sort of hood , which , instead of covering the shoulders , was brought round the neck beneath the chin like a warrior's gorget1841, John Roby, Popular Traditions of England: Lancashire. First series

Questions about pepli

What is pepli the plural of?
Pepli is the plural of peplus.

Words near pepli in the dictionary

  1. pepla
  2. peple
  3. Pepler
  4. pepless
  5. peplessness
  6. pepli
  7. Peplinski
  8. Peplinskis
  9. Peploe
  10. peploi
  11. peplomer

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