peplos, peplus, peplum
(noun) a garment worn by women in ancient Greece; cloth caught at the shoulders and draped in folds to the waist
Source: WordNet® 3.1
peplus (plural pepluses or pepli)
(obsolete) An upper garment worn by women in Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome.
(dated) A kind of kerchief formerly worn by women in England.
• Supple, supple
Source: Wiktionary
Pep"lus, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr.
1. An upper garment worn by Grecian and Roman women.
2. A kind of kerchief formerly worn by Englishwomen. [Obs.] Fairholt.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 March 2025
(noun) a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there
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