peplos
or pep·lus
a loose-fitting outer garment worn, draped in folds, by women in ancient Greece.
Origin of peplos
1Other words from peplos
- pep·losed [pep-luhst], /ˈpɛp ləst/, adjective
Words Nearby peplos
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How to use peplos in a sentence
His name and that of his father, Antigonus, were woven into the sacred peplos.
A History of Art for Beginners and Students | Clara Erskine ClementThe new peplos was carried to the temple, floating like a flag, in procession through the city.
Needlework As Art | Marian AlfordOn another Panathenaic vase she has a gown bordered with fighting men, evidently the sacred peplos.
Needlework As Art | Marian AlfordCharmion bowed her head, and, turning, wrapped her dark-hued peplos round her.
Cleopatra | H. Rider HaggardHer flowered muslin peplos hung limply pleated around her shapely body in a succession of thin folds, which blew open and shut.
The Tour | Louis Couperus
British Dictionary definitions for peplos
peplus
/ (ˈpɛpləs) /
(in ancient Greece) the top part of a woman's attire, caught at the shoulders and hanging in folds to the waist: Also called: peplum
Origin of peplos
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