peplus

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

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

From Latin, from Ancient Greek.

Cast aside the peplus, like Crispinilla. — Quo Vadis: A Narrative of the Time of Nero, Henryk Sienkiewicz
After her came the makers of the peplus, and Hermione rejoined her husband. — A Victor of Salamis, William Stearns Davis
"That were easy to tell," Nigidia murmured over the end of the peplus she held. — Nicanor - Teller of Tales : A Story of Roman Britain, C. Bryson Taylor

peplos, peplum

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