peplus

American  

[pep-luhs] / ˈpɛp ləs /

noun

plural

pepluses

1. a variant of peplos.

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Example Sentences

The shafts of Hermes, and the wondrous bow, The helm of Vulcan with its fiery glow, The fine-wrought peplus fluttering in the breeze, Proclaimed the hero valiant Hercules.

From The New England Magazine Volume 1, No. 6, June, 1886, Bay State Monthly Volume 4, No. 6, June, 1886 by Various

Array a rotten olive trunk in the peplus of a woman, and Vinicius will declare it beautiful.

From Quo Vadis: a narrative of the time of Nero by Curtin, Jeremiah

Maidens of the first families were selected to embroider the sacred peplus.

From Philothea A Grecian Romance by Child, Lydia Maria Francis

I distinguished you in the procession; and I almost envied you the privilege of embroidering the sacred peplus, and being six long months in the service of Pallas Athenæ.

From Philothea A Grecian Romance by Child, Lydia Maria Francis

And thus in beneath the massy pediment, in through the wide-flung doors, floated the peplus, while under its guardian shadow walked Hermione.

From A Victor of Salamis by Davis, William Stearns