peplus
English
Etymology
From Latin, from Ancient Greek.
Noun
peplus (plural pepluses or pepli)
- (obsolete) An upper garment worn by women in Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome.
- (dated) A kind of kerchief formerly worn by women in England.
- 1841, John Roby, Popular Traditions of England: Lancashire. First series:
- A wimple or peplus was thrown over the head ; a sort of hood , which , instead of covering the shoulders , was brought round the neck beneath the chin like a warrior's gorget
References
- “peplus”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
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