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Webster 1913 Edition


Peplus


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)

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