peplus
Americannoun
plural
peplusesExample Sentences
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After her came the makers of the peplus, and Hermione rejoined her husband.
From A Victor of Salamis by Davis, William Stearns
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
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
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
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
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