peplum

peplum [pep-luh m] Word Origin noun, plural pep·lums, pep·la [pep-luh] /ˈpɛp lə/.

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

Origin of peplum 1670–80; Latin Greek *péplon (neuter; only plural pépla occurs). See peplos British Dictionary definitions for pepla peplum noun plural -lums or -la (-lə)

1. a flared ruffle attached to the waist of a jacket, bodice, etc
2. a variant of peplos

Word Origin for peplum C17: from Latin: full upper garment, from Greek peplos shawl