peplus

Variant of peplos

peplos definition

pep·los or peplus pep′·lus (pep′ləs)

noun

a large shawl or scarf worn draped about the body by women in ancient Greece

Etymology: Gr peplos

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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