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pep⋅lum

[pep-luhm]
–noun, plural -lums, -la [-luh] .
1. a short full flounce or an extension of a garment below the waist, covering the hips.
2. a short skirt attached to a bodice or jacket.
3. Obsolete. a peplos.

Origin:
1670–80; < L < Gk *péplon (neut.; only pl. pépla occurs). See peplos
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