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thigh-shower

thigh-shower noun: in ancient Greece, a woman wearing a peplos with a split up the side, thus revealing the upper leg.

Noun

thigh-shower (plural thigh-showers)

  1. In ancient Greece, a woman wearing a peplos with a split up the side, thus revealing the upper leg.
    • In ancient Sparta girls wore a tunic ending above the knees and slit high at the side, for this reason these girls were known as thigh-showers.1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 65

Forms of thigh-shower

pluralthigh-showers

Origin of thigh-shower

Calque of Ancient Greek φαινομηρίδες (phainomērídes).

Questions about thigh-shower

What does thigh-shower mean?
Thigh-shower means in ancient Greece, a woman wearing a peplos with a split up the side, thus revealing the upper leg.
What part of speech is thigh-shower?
Thigh-shower is a noun.
What is the plural of thigh-shower?
The plural of thigh-shower is thigh-showers.

Words near thigh-shower in the dictionary

  1. thigh pads
  2. thigh slapper
  3. thigh slappers
  4. thigh-high
  5. thigh-highs
  6. thigh-shower
  7. thigh-showers
  8. thigh-slapper
  9. thigh-slappers
  10. thigh-slapping
  11. thighbone

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