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pepluses

pepluses 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 pepluses

What is pepluses the plural of?
Pepluses is the plural of peplus.

Words near pepluses in the dictionary

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

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