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peplum Definition

pep·lum (pep′ləm)

noun pl. -·lums or -·la-lə

  1. peplos
  2. a flounce or short, flared flap attached at the waist of a dress, blouse, coat, etc. and extending around the hips

Etymology: L < Gr peplos: see peplos

peplum Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

  • latter-day: Danning, Ferrigno and Harris worked together on another latter-day peplum for Cannon - Luigi Cozzi's Hercules, shot the same year.

Modifies a noun

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