PEPLUM (pepla)

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: pepla   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does peplum mean? 

• PEPLUM (noun)
  The noun PEPLUM has 2 senses:

1. a flared ruffle attached to the waistline of a dress or jacket or blouse

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

  Familiarity information: PEPLUM used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PEPLUM (noun)

Sense 1

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)

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

peplos; peplum; peplus

Hypernyms ("peplum" is a kind of...):

garment (an article of clothing)