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Peplus

Peplus \Pep"lus\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?.]

  1. An upper garment worn by Grecian and Roman women.

  2. A kind of kerchief formerly worn by Englishwomen. [Obs.]
    --Fairholt.

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peplus

n. 1 (context obsolete English) An upper garment worn by women in Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome. 2 (context dated English) A kind of kerchief formerly worn by women in England.

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peplus

n. a garment worn by women in ancient Greece; cloth caught at the shoulders and draped in folds to the waist [syn: peplos, peplum]