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单词 peplos
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peplos

noun

pep·​los ˈpe-pləs How to pronounce peplos (audio)
-ˌpläs
variants or less commonly peplus
ˈpe-pləs How to pronounce peplos (audio)
: a garment worn like a shawl by women of ancient Greece

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Influenced by Greco-Roman peplos, drapey details were applied to flowy golden gowns, tailored suitings, and skirts, with models wearing crowns and strappy Roman-style sandals. Sara Radin, refinery29.com, 21 Jan. 2020 The artistic director at Christian Dior, Maria Grazia Chiuri, opened her couture show with a simple white dress resembling the peplos of classical Greece: a rectangle of cloth draped to make a flowing column. Troy Patterson, The New Yorker, 11 July 2019

Word History

Etymology

Latin peplus, from Greek peplos

First Known Use

1738, in the meaning defined above

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