Definition of PEPLUS

peplus

Meanings

Plural: pepli, pepluses

Noun

  • a garment worn by women in ancient Greece; cloth caught at the shoulders and draped in folds to the waist
  • An upper garment worn by women in Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome.
  • A kind of kerchief formerly worn by women in England.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin, from Ancient Greek.

Synonyms

peplos, peplum

Scrabble Score: 10

peplus is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
peplus is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
peplus is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

peplus is a valid Words With Friends word