peplos
/ˈpɛpləs/
noun
- A loose, sleeveless garment worn by women in ancient Greece, fastened at the shoulders.
- She wore a simple peplos made of linen for the school play about ancient Greece.
- The statue of the goddess Athena is shown wearing a long peplos.
- In history class, we learned how Greek women would pin their peplos at the shoulder.
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