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peplus

peplus noun: an upper garment worn by women in Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome.

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

Forms of peplus

pluralpepluses
pluralpepli

Origin of peplus

From Latin, from Ancient Greek.

Questions about peplus

What does peplus mean?
Peplus means an upper garment worn by women in Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome.
What part of speech is peplus?
Peplus is a noun.
What is the plural of peplus?
The plural of peplus is pepluses.

Words near peplus in the dictionary

  1. peplosphere
  2. Peplow
  3. peplum
  4. peplumed
  5. peplums
  6. peplus
  7. pepluses
  8. pepo
  9. peponida
  10. peponidas
  11. peponium

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