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pep⋅los

  [pep-luhs]
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–noun, plural -los⋅es.
a loose-fitting outer garment worn, draped in folds, by women in ancient Greece.
Also, peplus.

Origin:
1770–80; < Gk péplos (masc.)

Related forms:
pep⋅losed  [pep-luhst] , adjective
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pep·los   (pěp'ləs, -lŏs')   
n.   pl. pep·los·es also pep·lus·es
A loose outer robe worn by women in ancient Greece. Also called peplum.

[Greek.]
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peplos pep·los (pěp'ləs, -lŏs')
n. pl. pep·los·es
The coat or envelope of lipoprotein material that surrounds certain virions.

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