peplus

American  

[pep-luhs] / ˈpɛp ləs /

noun

plural

pepluses

1. a variant of peplos.

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Example Sentences

The pharos was probably a linen garment of Egyptian origin, which was sometimes worn instead of the peplus.

From Greek Women by Carroll, Mitchell

Astolos chiton, the under garment, frock, or tunic, without anything, either himation or peplus, over it.

From Plutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans by Clough, Arthur Hugh

I distinguished you in the procession; and I almost envied you the privilege of embroidering the sacred peplus, and being six long months in the service of Pallas Athenæ.

From Philothea A Grecian Romance by Child, Lydia Maria Francis

Array a rotten olive trunk in the peplus of a woman, and Vinicius will declare it beautiful.

From Quo Vadis: a narrative of the time of Nero by Curtin, Jeremiah

"That were easy to tell," Nigidia murmured over the end of the peplus she held.

From Nicanor - Teller of Tales A Story of Roman Britain by Kinney, Margaret West