Associations to the word «Peplum»

Wiktionary

PEPLUM, noun. A peplos, an Ancient Greek garment formed of a tubular piece of cloth, which is folded back upon itself halfway down, until the top of the tube is worn around the waist, and the bottom covers the legs down to the ankles; the open top is then worn over the shoulders, and draped, in folds, down to the waist; compare the Roman palla.
PEPLUM, noun. A veil.
PEPLUM, noun. A genre of Italian film featuring historical or biblical epics
PEPLUM, noun. An individual film in this genre

Dictionary definition

PEPLUM, noun. A flared ruffle attached to the waistline of a dress or jacket or blouse.
PEPLUM, noun. A garment worn by women in ancient Greece; cloth caught at the shoulders and draped in folds to the waist.

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King