What is a peplos. Hence: An overskirt hanging like an ancient peplos; also, a short fitted skirt attached to a waist or coat called?
peplum — A peplos. Hence: An overskirt hanging like an ancient peplos; also, a short fitted skirt attached to a waist or coat. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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