peplum
n. 装饰短裙
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释义与例句
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A peplos, an Ancient Greek garment formed of a tubular piece of cloth folded back upon itself halfway down so that 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.
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A kind of women's outer garment in ancient Greece; a veil.
And this was Neith, or Athena, that God thus described, "I am all that was, is, and shall be, and my peplum or veil, no mortal could ever uncover." […] Peplum is properly a womanish pall or veil, embroidered all over and consecrated to Minerva.
1838: The North American Review, volume XLVII The outer garment was called the peplum, and was used more for occasions of ceremony than for ordinary convenience, as it was very long and ample, and, from the manner of putting it on, must have been inconvenient to the wearer. It was sometimes wound double round the body, […]
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A short overskirt cut in such a way that the sides form points.
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A short overskirt attached to the waist of a garment; a basque.
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A genre of Italian films based on historical or biblical epics.
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An individual film in this genre.
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From Latin peplum, from Ancient Greek πέπλον (péplon), accusative singular of πέπλος (péplos).
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