Definitions for: Peplus

[n] a garment worn by women in ancient Greece; cloth caught at the shoulders and draped in folds to the waist

Webster (1913) Definition: Pep"lus, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?.]
1. An upper garment worn by Grecian and Roman women.

2. A kind of kerchief formerly worn by Englishwomen. [Obs.]
--Fairholt.

Synonyms: peplos, peplum

See Also: garment