noun
- Plural of peplos; ancient Greek garments worn by women, consisting of a single piece of fabric draped and fastened at the shoulders.
Usage: historical; often used in art history and classical studies
Examples
- The museum displayed several peploses from the Classical period.
- Ancient Greek women wore peploses as their primary form of dress.
- The sculptures show figures draped in peploses with characteristic folds.
- Historians study peploses to understand ancient Greek fashion and society.
- The peplos and its variations, including different peploses, evolved throughout Greek history.