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A peplos, an Ancient Greek garment formed of a tubular piece of cloth folded back upon itself halfway down so that the top of the tube is worn around the waist, and the bottom covers the legs down to the ankles; the open top is then worn over the shoulders, and draped, in folds, down to the waist. Compare the Roman palla.
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Qualifier: Ancient Greece
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A kind of women's outer garment in ancient Greece; a veil.
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Qualifier: Ancient Greece
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- 1838: The North American Review, volume XLVII The outer garment was called the peplum, and was used more for occasions of ceremony than for ordinary convenience, as it was very long and ample, and, from the manner of putting it on, must have been inconvenient to the wearer. It was sometimes wound double round the body, [...]
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A short overskirt cut in such a way that the sides form points.
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Topics: fashion, lifestyle
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A short overskirt attached to the waist of a garment; a basque.
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Topics: fashion, lifestyle
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A genre of Italian films based on historical or biblical epics.
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Usage: uncountable
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An individual film in this genre.
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Usage: countable
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a garment worn by women in ancient Greece; cloth caught at the shoulders and draped in folds to the waist
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Synonyms: peplos, peplus
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Broader terms: garment
a flared ruffle attached to the waistline of a dress or jacket or blouse
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Broader terms: frill, flounce, ruffle, furbelow
From Latin peplum, from Ancient Greek πέπλον (péplon), accusative singular of πέπλος (péplos).
From French péplum, from Latin peplum, from Ancient Greek πέπλων (péplōn), neuter of πέπλος (péplos).
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French:
péplum
— film genre
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Spanish:
péplum
— film genre
