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Webster 1913 Edition
Peplus
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Pep′lus
(pĕp′lŭs)
, Noun.
[L., fr. Gr.
πέπλος
.] 1.
An upper garment worn by Grecian and Roman women.
2.
A kind of kerchief formerly worn by Englishwomen.
[Obs.]
Fairholt.
Definition 2024
peplus
peplus
English
Noun
peplus (plural pepluses)
- (obsolete) An upper garment worn by women in Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome.
- (dated) A kind of kerchief formerly worn by women in England.
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