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peplos /ˈpɛplɒs /noun (plural peploses or peplos)A rich outer robe or shawl worn by women in ancient Greece, hanging in loose folds and sometimes drawn over the head.Women of Athens wove the peplos or robe to be presented to the statue of Athena Polias on the Acropolis, embroidered with a scene of the battle with the Giants....- I dried myself the best I could and was hesitant to wrap myself in the peplos and then the himation and finally the veil.
- I was still dressed in my peplos and himation but they were soiled.
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