peplus

American  

[pep-luhs] / ˈpɛp ləs /

noun

plural

pepluses

1. a variant of peplos.

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Example Sentences

Up the street on a car shaped like a galley moved the peplus, the great robe of the sovran goddess.

From A Victor of Salamis by Davis, William Stearns

The symbol of Tanit is the crescent moon; in her temple at Carthage was preserved a famous veil or peplus which was venerated as the city’s palladium.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" by Various

The clasps or buckles which bound the tunic or the peplus, usually shaped in the form of an arc, exhibited rare beauty.

From Greek Women by Carroll, Mitchell

The pharos was probably a linen garment of Egyptian origin, which was sometimes worn instead of the peplus.

From Greek Women by Carroll, Mitchell

Is it a question of classical dress—what a tunic was like, or a chlamys, or a peplus?

From A Joy For Ever (And Its Price in the Market) by Ruskin, John