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Word entry · 6 letters

peplum

Best crossword clue

"Flared overskirt"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈpɛpləm/Part of speech nounSorted elmppuStarts with PEnds with M1 cluesCommon crossword word
1P2E3P4L5U6M

Definitions

  1. A short flared overskirt or an ancient Greek draped garment.

Word origin

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

Used in a sentence

  • Over this they adopted the Greek peplum, under the name of palla. This garment, however, was exclusively confined to the gentler sex, and was never worn, as was the peplum among the Greeks, by men.
  • […] there were hastily produced B movies, such as the peplums, the spaghetti westerns, the detective stories, the horrors.
  • While it does offer a lighter tone than most peplums, and spotlights a hero who relies more on his wits than his biceps […]

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