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Peplum
Meaning
Noun
●
A
peplos
, an Ancient Greek
garment
formed
of a
tubular
piece
of
cloth
folded
back upon itself
halfway
down so that the
top
of the
tube
is
worn
around the
waist
, and
the bottom
covers
the
legs
down to
the
ankles
; the
open
top
is then
worn
over the
shoulders
, and
draped
, in
folds
,
down to
the
waist
. Compare the Roman palla.
●
A
kind of
women's
outer garment
in
ancient
Greece; a veil.
●
In Fashion:
A
short
overskirt
cut in
such a way
th
at
th
e
sides
form
points
. [from 20th century]
A
short
overskirt
cut in
such a way that the
sides
form points.
●
In Fashion:
A
short
overskirt
attached
to the
waist
of a
garment
; a basque.
●
A
genre
of Italian
films
based on
historical
or
biblical
epics.
●
An individual
film
in this genre.
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