Definitions for peplos

peplos pep·los

Spelling: [pep-luh s]
IPA: /ˈpɛp ləs/

Peplos is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 94 anagrams from letters in peplos (elopps).

Definitions for peplos

noun

  1. a loose-fitting outer garment worn, draped in folds, by women in ancient Greece.

Origin of peplos

First recorded in 1770-80, peplos is from the Greek word péplos (masculine)

Examples for peplos

The peplos of Athen was a woven mantle renewed every four years.

Pinza, however, finds here an exact parallel to Hera's peplos in Iliad, xiv.

On the frieze of the Parthenon was represented by the scholars of Phidias the procession of the peplos.

On the Acropolis Paulus watched the arrival of the procession bringing this year's peplos to Athena.

A woman is seated on the couch, and raises with the left hand a fold of her peplos.

The outer garment was the mantle, or peplos, shaped like a shawl and capable of a variety of picturesque drapings.

Her long robe and peplos, of the finest white wool, also gave her an air of distinction which suited the circumstances.

Agar, in peplos and cothurnus, recited the strophes once more.

And now—now he even raised the hem of her peplos to his lips.

Over this was the Doric peplos, fastened on the shoulders with clasps and leaving the arms bare.

Word Value for peplos
Scrable

10

Words with friends

13

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