Значение

значений: 6
  1. A peplos, an Ancient Greek garment formed of a tubular piece of cloth folded back upon itself halfway down so that the top of the tube is worn around the waist, and the bottom covers the legs down to the ankles; the open top is then worn over the shoulders, and draped, in folds, down to the waist. Compare the Roman palla.

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

  2. A kind of women's outer garment in ancient Greece; a veil.

  3. A short overskirt cut in such a way that the sides form points.

  4. A short overskirt attached to the waist of a garment; a basque.

  5. (неисчисляемое)A genre of Italian films based on historical or biblical epics.

  6. (исчисляемое)An individual film in this genre.

Примеры

предложений: 1
  1. A peplum top paired with cigarette trousers is a chic, modern look a girl can wear just about anywhere.

Переводы

языков: 2

Происхождение

From Latin peplum, from Ancient Greek πέπλον (péplon), accusative singular of πέπλος (pépl

From Latin peplum, from Ancient Greek πέπλον (péplon), accusative singular of πέπλος (péplos).

From French péplum, from Latin peplum, from Ancient Greek πέπλων (péplōn), neuter of πέπλος (péplos).

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Формы

мн. число: peplums / pepla
Ед. числоpeplum
Мн. числоpeplums / pepla

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Синонимы

синонимов: 3
film genre:sword-and-sandal
Близкие по смыслу
  • a garment worn by women in ancient Greece; cloth caught at the shoulders and draped in folds to the waist:peplospeplus

Однокоренные

связанных слов: 7
Производныеpeplumed

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