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1. (Ancient Greece) A peplos, an Ancient Greek garment formed of a tubular piece of cloth folded back upon itself halfway down so that the top of the tube is worn around the waist, and the bottom covers the legs down to the ankles; the open top is then worn over the shoulders, and draped, in folds, down to the waist. Compare the Roman palla.
2. (uncountable) A genre of Italian films based on historical or biblical epics.
3. (Ancient Greece) A kind of women's outer garment in ancient Greece; a veil.
4. (countable) An individual film in this genre.
5. (fashion) A short overskirt cut in such a way that the sides form points.
6. (fashion) A short overskirt attached to the waist of a garment; a basque.