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Peplus   Listen
noun
Peplus  n.  
1.
An upper garment worn by Grecian and Roman women.
2.
A kind of kerchief formerly worn by Englishwomen. (Obs.)





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"Peplus" Quotes from Famous Books



... crown. Upon his shield—a sight to hold men mute— Was seen the head of the Nemean brute; Within one hand a gnarled club he bore, Hewn from an oak bole in the forest hoar. The shafts of Hermes, and the wondrous bow, The helm of Vulcan with its fiery glow, The fine-wrought peplus fluttering in the breeze, Proclaimed the hero valiant Hercules. Beside the torrent Perseia that won Its way to join the sweet Asterion, Through flowery meads and field of greening grain, The hero's pathway led him o'er the plain; But ere the walls of Argos met his view, Or ere he ...
— The New England Magazine Volume 1, No. 6, June, 1886, Bay State Monthly Volume 4, No. 6, June, 1886 • Various


Words linked to "Peplus" :   Euphorbia peplus, peplum


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