peplus

An upper garment worn by women in Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome.

Noun

  1. An upper garment worn by women in Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome.
  2. A kind of kerchief formerly worn by women in England.
    • A wimple or peplus was thrown over the head ; a sort of hood , which , instead of covering the shoulders , was brought round the neck beneath the chin like a warrior's gorget - 1841, John Roby, Popular Traditions of...

Origin

From Latin, from Ancient Greek.

Forms

pepluses pepli