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peplum

/pep-luhm/US // ˈpɛp ləm //UK // (ˈpɛpləm) //

褶裙,褶皱,褶边裙,褶边

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural pep·lums, pep·la [pep-luh]. /ˈpɛp lə/.

    • : a short full flounce or an extension of a garment below the waist, covering the hips.
    • : a short skirt attached to a bodice or jacket.
    • : Obsolete. a peplos.

Examples

  • She wears a green peplum dress, long dangling earrings and a giant brooch.

  • Peplum, pep′lum, n. an upper robe worn by women in ancient Greece.

  • She was dressed in a black tunic of her own invention, a combination of the Greek peplum and the Japanese kimono.

  • At the end of the room stood now a huge archaic Nik, with outstretched peplum and soaring wings.

  • The antique Greek peplum of soft white wool fell in long folds, cinctured high under the breast.

  • The noble and simple lines of the peplum restored her resemblance to some ancient Athenian vestal.