peplus

English

Etymology

From Latin, from Ancient Greek.

Noun

peplus (plural pepluses or pepli)

1. (obsolete) An upper garment worn by women in Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome.
2. (dated) A kind of kerchief formerly worn by women in England.
   • 1841, John Roby, Popular Traditions of England: Lancashire. First series:

     A wimple or peplus was thrown over the head ; a sort of hood , which , instead of covering the shoulders , was brought round the neck beneath the chin like a warrior's gorget

References

• “peplus”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Supple, supple