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PEPLUM (pepla)

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Irregular inflected form: pepla  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

 Dictionary entry overview: What does peplum mean? 

PEPLUM (noun)
  The noun PEPLUM has 2 senses:

1. a flared ruffle attached to the waistline of a dress or jacket or blouseplay

2. a garment worn by women in ancient Greece; cloth caught at the shoulders and draped in folds to the waistplay

  Familiarity information: PEPLUM used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PEPLUM (noun)


Sense 1

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)


Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

peplos; peplum; peplus

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

garment (an article of clothing)


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