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PEPLUM

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: pepla   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A garment worn by women in ancient Greece; cloth caught at the shoulders and draped in folds to the waist

Synonyms:

peplos; peplum; peplus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("peplum" is a kind of...):

garment (an article of clothing)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A flared ruffle attached to the waistline of a dress or jacket or blouse

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("peplum" is a kind of...):

flounce; frill; furbelow; ruffle (a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim)

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