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PEPLUM (pepla)
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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 blouse
2. a garment worn by women in ancient Greece; cloth caught at the shoulders and draped in folds to the waist
Familiarity information: PEPLUM used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
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:
Hypernyms ("peplum" is a kind of...):
garment (an article of clothing)
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