peplos

American  

[pep-luhs] / ˈpɛp ləs /

Or peplus

noun

plural

peploses

1. a loose-fitting outer garment worn, draped in folds, by women in ancient Greece.

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peplos British  

/ ˈpɛpləs /

noun

1. Also called: peplum.  (in ancient Greece) the top part of a woman's attire, caught at the shoulders and hanging in folds to the waist

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Other Word Forms

• peplosed adjective

Etymology

Origin of peplos

First recorded in 1770–80, peplos is from the Greek word péplos (masculine)

Example Sentences

The artistic director at Christian Dior, Maria Grazia Chiuri, opened her couture show with a simple white dress resembling the peplos of classical Greece: a rectangle of cloth draped to make a flowing column.

From The New Yorker

On the left is Athen�, having long chiton, peplos, helmet, aegis, spear.

From Project Gutenberg

Her muslin peplos woven with gold flowers fell from her.

From Project Gutenberg

At Athens, two maidens chosen in their seventh year, who carried the peplos, and other holy things, ἄῤῥητα, of Pallas in the Scirrophoria.

From Project Gutenberg

Over the eastern doorway were twelve noble sitting figures on either side of the officiating priest, presenting the state robe, or peplos, for the vestment of Athene.

From Project Gutenberg