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PEPLUM
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Irregular inflected form: pepla
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A garment worn by women in ancient Greece; cloth caught at the shoulders and draped in folds to the waist
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("peplum" is a kind of...):
garment (an article of clothing)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A flared ruffle attached to the waistline of a dress or jacket or blouse
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("peplum" is a kind of...):
flounce; frill; furbelow; ruffle (a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim)
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