peplum
noun
a short full flounce or an extension of a garment below the waist, covering the hips.
peplums
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pluralof peplum.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Gordon delivered a multitude of looks that ranged from embroidered hot pink mini dresses to oversized color-blocked dresses with big peplums and chunky belts.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 13, 2023
The finesse of the styles - such in as architectural peplums and wide, full skirts - show they clearly deserve to be taken seriously as a couture house.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 29, 2015
Consuelo Castiglioni’s clothes for Marni were conspicuously cleaner than usual, with peplums or folded pieces of fabric giving shape to full-skirted dresses in black or white cotton.
From New York Times ● Sep. 24, 2012
Designers are employing ruffles, folds and peplums and for a little frivolity on the standard silhouette.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 23, 2012
I was alive when women wore those ridiculous clothes with the big shoulder pads and the nipped-in waists, with peplums over their bums like backward aprons.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
