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Noun: peplum (pepla)  pep-lum
  1. A flared ruffle attached to the waistline of a dress, jacket or blouse
     
  2. A garment worn by women in ancient Greece; cloth caught at the shoulders and draped in folds to the waist
    - peplos, peplus

Derived forms: pepla

Type of: flounce, frill, furbelow, garment, ruffle

Encyclopedia: Peplum

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